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FSQ
Fibromyalgia Survey Questionnaire - deutsche Fassung
Short abstract
The current criteria for the diagnosis of fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) make it possible to identify a complex of fibromyalgia symptoms within the framework of scientific investigations and in clinical routine via patient self-disclosure. The FSQ was developed on the basis of the modified ACR 2010 criteria and records in four sections the development of central symptoms of the FMS and the presence of various pain points over a longer period of time. The item responses can be used to assess a) the severity score (SSS), b) the widespread pain index and c) the fibromyalgia scale. Reliability: Cronbach's Alpha is Alpha = .65 for the Severity Symptom Score (SSS) and Alpha = .71 for the Fibromyalgia Scale. Validity: The validity of the FSQ is supported by significant correlations to the total PHQ-4 and expected concordance rates between the ACR 1990 and ACR 2010 diagnoses. In contrast, the examination of visual appearance validity using "noisy thinking" revealed some ambiguities in the processing of the questionnaire.
Leibniz Institute for Psychology (ZPID). (2019). Open Test Archive: FSQ. Fibromyalgia Survey Questionnaire - deutsche Fassung. Available at: https://www.testarchiv.eu/en/test/9006914
Citation
Häuser, W. (2015). FSQ. Fibromyalgia Survey Questionnaire - deutsche Fassung [Verfahrensdokumentation und Fragebogen mit Auswertung]. In Leibniz-Institut für Psychologie (ZPID) (Hrsg.), Open Test Archive. Trier: ZPID.
https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.4500
Short information
Short Name FSQ
English Name Fibromyalgia Survey Questionnaire - German version
Authors Häuser, W.
Published in Test archive 2015
Copyright/Licence Copyright Author; CC-BY-SA 4.0
Key words Fibromyalgia, Pain Measurement, Pain, Symptoms, Severity (Disorders), Pressure Sensation
Language versions deu
Construct Fibromyalgia (Wolfe, 2010)
Application age No information.
Item number 4 items
Subscales (1) Symptom Severity Scale (SSS), (2) Widespread Pain Index (WPI) (3) Fibromyalgia-Scale
Application Time max. 10 min.
Interpretation time approx. 5 min.
Internal consistency: Cronbach's Alpha = .65 (Severity Symptom Score; SSS), Alpha = .71 (Fibromyalgia Scale).
Correlations with PHQ-4; Concordance rates between diagnoses made according to ACR 1990 and ACR 2010 criteria; Examination of visual validity.
None; Means and standard deviations.
Applications Clinical psychodiagnostics, Research
There is no abstract in English available. Short information about the measure can be found under Overview. More can be found on the German pages.
There is no review in English available. Short information about the measure can be found under Overview. More can be found on the German pages.
First published in
Häuser, W. (2015). Fibromyalgia Survey Questionnaire - deutsche Fassung. In Leibniz-Zentrum für Psychologische Information und Dokumentation ZPID (Hrsg.), Elektronisches Testarchiv. Trier: ZPID. https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.445 PSYNDEX Dok.-Nr. 9006914
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Contact information
PD Dr.med. Winfried Häuser, Klinik für Innere Medizin 1 (Gastroenterologie, Hepatologie, Stoffwechsel- und Infektionskrankheiten, Psychosomatik), Klinikum Saarbrücken gGmbH, Winterberg 1, D-66119 Saarbrücken