From: Validation of a questionnaire measuring the regulation of autonomic function
(I) Marburg short questionnaire on chronotypology | Possible answers | |||||
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At what time would you like to get up in the morning? | before 6.20 hrs, 6.20 hrs – 7.45 hrs, 7.45 hrs – 9.50 hrs, 9.50 hrs – 10.50 hrs, after 10.50 hrs | |||||
How difficult is it for you to get up in the morning? | not difficult | rarely difficult | not easy | very difficult | ||
In the last 14 days, how often did you go to bed late without reason and ended up feeling that you hadn't really slept long enough? | never | once | 2–3 times | frequently | ||
At what time in the evening do you usually feel tired and find it necessary to go to bed? | before 20.50 hrs, 20.50 hrs – 22.10 hrs, 22.10 hrs – 0.50 hrs, 0.50 hrs – 2.00 hrs, after 2.00 hrs | |||||
You will have heard of the so called "morning people", who feel at their best in the morning and „evening people", who feel at their best in the evening- which of these groups would you consider yourself to belong to? | definitely a morning person, more a morning than an evening person, more an evening person than a morning person, definitely an evening person | |||||
(II) Questions on autonomic function, heat sensitivity, general constitution, illnesses and symptoms | Possible answers | |||||
Do you tend to sweat through your head and extremities even in the colder months? | frequently | occasionally | rarely | |||
Do you tend to feel cold and to shiver? | frequently | occasionally | rarely | |||
In the last few years, have you reacted to common colds with a temperature over 38°? | frequently | occasionally | rarely | |||
Do you generally tend to feel quite low? | frequently | occasionally | rarely | |||
Do you have any allergies? | yes | no | ||||
Which childhood illnesses did you have? | measles, scarlet fever, whooping cough, rubella, mumps, chicken-pox | |||||
How many days was your average menstrual cycle? a) between the ages of 21–30 : b) at present: | over 28 days | ca. 28 days | under 28 days | |||
How strong are/were your period pains? a) between the ages of 21–30: b) at present: | little pain | average pain | strong pain with hours spent in bed | |||
BMI age 21–30 | BMI age 40–45 | BMI today | Kg/m2 |