Table 6 Categorisation of all symptoms included in the questionnaires.
Engagement | Body region | Symptom | Correspondence* | Questionnaire |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bodily | Neck only | Pain | X | BQ, NDI, NPDS, NPQ, PFM, PSFS |
Neck-shoulder | Pain | X | CNPQ, CSOQ, EABPS, SNQ | |
Other neck symptoms | Stiffness | 1 | NPDS, PFM | |
Tension, cracking, tiredness, weakness, locking | 2–6 | PFM | ||
Rest of the body | Symptoms in arm/hand | 7 | CNPQ, CSOQ, EABPS, NPQ, PFM, SNQ | |
Headache | 8 | CSOQ, EABPS, NDI | ||
Jaw trouble | 9 | PFM | ||
Difficulty swallowing | 10 | CSOQ, PFM | ||
Difficulty breathing | - | PFM | ||
General | Sleeping difficulties | - | CSOQ, EABPS, NDI, NPDS, NPQ, PFM | |
Feeling low in energy/sluggish | 11 | CSOQ | ||
Dizziness or balance disturbance | 12 | PFM | ||
Feeling sickly/unwell/indisposed | 13 | CSOQ, PFM | ||
Mental/Cognitive | Difficulty concentrating/thinking clearly | 14 | BQ, NDI, NPDS, PFM | |
Sensitivity to light/sound | 15 | PFM | ||
Emotional | Affected emotions | x | NPDS | |
Depression, hopelessness | 16 | BQ, CSOQ, NPDS, PFM | ||
Anxiety, tenseness | - | BQ, CSOQ, PFM | ||
Irritability, short temper | 17 | BQ, PFM | ||
Worry about physical health | - | CNPQ, CSOQ |