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Table 3 Parent and child questionnaire ratings for headache duration (hours/week), frequency (1 = daily headache, 2 = several times per week, 3 = once per week, 4 = 1–3 times per week, 5 = once per month), and mean intensity for both conditions (MIPAS MIPAS-Family, BFT Biofeedback), prior to and following treatment

From: MIPAS-Family—evaluation of a new multi-modal behavioral training program for pediatric headaches: clinical effects and the impact on quality of life

Parameters

Pre

Post 1–6 months

Post 2–12 months

M

SD

MD

N

M

SD

MD

N

M

SD

MD

N

Parents

 Duration in hours/weekly

  MIPAS

4.75

2.80

4.25

19

3.24

1.90

3.00

19

3.17

1.53

3.00

16

  BFT

12.00

10.07

9.50

15

10.92

9.60

8.00

15

8.11

9.69

4.00

12

 Frequency

  MIPAS

2.74

0.87

2.00

19

3.37

1.26

4.00

19

3.88

1.02

4.00

16

  BFT

2.00

1.07

2.00

15

2.73

1.53

2.00

15

2.92

1.62

2.50

12

 Intensity

  MIPAS

3.81

2.49

4.00

19

2.55

1.88

3.00

19

2.44

2.70

2.00

16

  BFT

4.63

1.90

5.00

15

3.40

2.03

3.00

15

4.09

1.92

4.00

12

Children

 Duration in hours/weekly

  MIPAS

5.56

6.05

3.50

19

2.96

3.65

1.50

19

5.29

7.60

2.00

16

  BFT

10.07

9.32

8.00

15

9.60

10.60

3.00

15

11.75

11.91

7.50

12

 Frequency

  MIPAS

2.42

1.07

2.00

19

3.61

1.14

4.00

18

3.63

1.09

4.00

16

  BFT

1.87

1.06

2.00

15

2.50

1.51

2.00

19

2.58

1.68

2.00

12

 Intensity

  MIPAS

2.24

2.42

1.00

19

2.71

2.34

3.00

19

1.78

1.89

1.50

16

  BFT

3.27

2.24

3.00

15

2.40

2.85

1.00

15

2.71

2.26

2.50

12

  1. Mean (M), standard deviation (SD), median (MD), and number of cases (N) are displayed