The Development of the DePaul Symptom Questionnaire: Original, Expanded, Brief, and Pediatric Versions.
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PROVIDER: S-EPMC6232226 | biostudies-literature | 2018
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The Development of the DePaul Symptom Questionnaire: Original, Expanded, Brief, and Pediatric Versions.
Jason Leonard A LA Sunnquist Madison M
Frontiers in pediatrics 20181106
One of the key requirements of a reliable case definition is the use of standardized procedures for assessing symptoms. This article chronicles the development of the DePaul Symptom Questionnaire (DSQ) to assess symptoms of the major chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) case definitions. The original questionnaire has been modified and expanded over time to more fully capture symptoms from various adult case definitions, and a brief as well as pediatric version have ...[more]
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