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Mazza, M., Di Nicola, M., Janiri, L. (2012). Metereopathy Questionnaire (METEO-Q). Measurement Instrument Database for the Social Science. Retrieved 04.09.2020, from www.midss.ie Key references: Mazza, M., Di Nicola, M., Catalano, V., Callea, A., Martinotti, G., Harnic, D., Bruschi, A., Battaglia, C., Janiri, L. (2012). Description and validation of a questionnaire for the detection of meteoropathy and meteorosensitivity: the METEO-Q. Comparative Psychiatry, 53(1), 103-106. Primary use / Purpose: To detect meteoropathy and meteorosensitivity (effects of weather changes) on both healthy and psychiatric individuals Background: The term meteoropathy derives from the Greek ‘meteora’ (things high in the air or celestial phenomena) and ‘pathos’ (illness, suffering, pain), and it is used to indicate every pathological dimension in some way related to weather conditions. This concept is referred to a set of temperature, humidity, barometric pressure and brightness. Meteoropathy can be considered a syndrome: in fact, it is represented by a group of symptoms and pathological reactions that manifest when there is a gradual or sudden change in one or more meteorological factors in a given area. Scientists claimed that middle aged persons, especially women are at greater risk of becoming meteoropathic, but even children are at risk. The most frequent symptoms are represented by an increase in depression, both mental and physical, weakness, hypertension, cephalea, a desire to remain indoors, increased susceptibility to pain in the joints and muscles, difficulty in breathing and a heavy feeling in the stomach. There may also be mood disturbances, irritability and symptoms in the cardiovascular system, such as palpitations or pain in the sternum. These symptoms last for one or two days. They begin to decrease once the weather has changed, but return if the weather changes again. When the changes follow one after another, the symptoms decrease in intensity each time, as a sort of adapting process occurs. There is a quantitative difference between the terms ‘meteorosensitivity’ and ‘meteoropathy’. Meteorosensitive are people biologically susceptible to feel the effect of particular atmospherical events on mind and body; meteoropathic are those individuals who develop a specific illness or a worsening of the existing diseases as a consequence of these climatic changes. The Metereopathy Questionnaire (METEO-Q) is a self-administered questionnaire for the detection of meteoropathy and meteorosensitivity. This is believed to be the first questionnaire designed to measure symptoms of meteoropathy. Psychometrics: The METEO-Q has been formulated to assess the sensitivity to climate changes and their impact on symptomatologic modifications. It consists in 11 items and a structured checklist aiming to identify the physical and psychological symptoms mainly related to climate variations. Items 1-5 quantitatively explore variation of mood related or caused by specific weather conditions (variations of mood in relation to the change of latitude; variations of mood in relation to atmospheric changes; variations of mood in relation to the brightness of the sky; variations of mood caused by the temperature changes; mood changes caused by the seasons changing), while items 6-11 explore qualitative effects of symptoms (degree of relation between symptomatology and the climatic change; tendency of disturbs to minimize or disappear when the triggering condition stops or when an opposite environmental condition comes up; eventual coincidence of these disturbs with other cyclical phenomena; presence of prodromical symptoms; interference with daily activities; uneasiness feelings induced by climatic changes). The checklist explores most frequently experienced disturbs related to climatic, atmospheric, temperature or brightness changes. For each of the 21 symptoms, individuals are asked to rate on the basis of a 5-point Likert scale rating from 0 (absent) to 4 (severe). Digital Object Identifier (DOI): http://dx.doi.org/10.13072/midss.269

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Metereopathy Questionnaire (METEO-Q)

General Information
Description

General Information

Alias
UMLS CUI-1
C1508263
Name
Description

Name

Data type

text

Alias
UMLS CUI [1]
C1299487
Date of Birth
Description

Date of Birth

Data type

date

Alias
UMLS CUI [1]
C0421451
Date of Evaluation
Description

Date of Evaluation

Data type

date

Alias
UMLS CUI [1]
C2985720
Meteoropathy Questionnaire
Description

Meteoropathy Questionnaire

Alias
UMLS CUI-1
C0034394
UMLS CUI-2
C1735327
Variations of mood in relation to the change of latitude, the geographic zone, the jet lag.
Description

variations of mood geographic

Data type

text

Alias
UMLS CUI [1,1]
C0026516
UMLS CUI [1,2]
C0205419
UMLS CUI [1,3]
C1627936
UMLS CUI [2,1]
C0026516
UMLS CUI [2,2]
C0205419
UMLS CUI [2,3]
C0017446
UMLS CUI [3,1]
C0026516
UMLS CUI [3,2]
C0205419
UMLS CUI [3,3]
C0231311
Specify induced modifications
Description

Specify induced modifications

Data type

text

Alias
UMLS CUI [1,1]
C0392747
UMLS CUI [1,2]
C1521902
Variations of mood in relation to atmospheric changes (e.g.: when it begins or when it stops raining, when it’s cloudy, when it’s sunny or when the sun suddenly goes down, when humidity increases).
Description

variations of mood atmospheric

Data type

text

Alias
UMLS CUI [1,1]
C0026516
UMLS CUI [1,2]
C0205419
UMLS CUI [1,3]
C0681779
Specify induced modifications
Description

Specify induced modifications

Data type

text

Alias
UMLS CUI [1,1]
C0392747
UMLS CUI [1,2]
C1521902
Variations of mood in relation to the brightness of the sky (when days are more or less luminous or when days “grow tall” or “they are shortened” according to the seasons).
Description

variations of mood brightness

Data type

text

Alias
UMLS CUI [1,1]
C0026516
UMLS CUI [1,2]
C0205419
UMLS CUI [1,3]
C0678578
Specify induced modifications
Description

Specify induced modifications

Data type

text

Alias
UMLS CUI [1,1]
C0392747
UMLS CUI [1,2]
C1521902
Variations of mood caused by the temperature changes (warmer or colder days).
Description

Variations of mood temperature

Data type

text

Alias
UMLS CUI [1,1]
C0026516
UMLS CUI [1,2]
C0205419
UMLS CUI [1,3]
C0450031
Specify induced modifications
Description

Specify induced modifications

Data type

text

Alias
UMLS CUI [1,1]
C0392747
UMLS CUI [1,2]
C1521902
Mood changes caused by the seasons changing.
Description

mood change seasonal

Data type

text

Alias
UMLS CUI [1,1]
C0026516
UMLS CUI [1,2]
C0036496
Specify induced modifications
Description

Specify induced modifications

Data type

text

Alias
UMLS CUI [1,1]
C0392747
UMLS CUI [1,2]
C1521902
Indicate the degree of relation between the set in symptomatology and the climatic or atmospheric change.
Description

relation symptoms climatic atmospheric change

Data type

text

Alias
UMLS CUI [1,1]
C1457887
UMLS CUI [1,2]
C3826560
UMLS CUI [2,1]
C1457887
UMLS CUI [2,2]
C0681779
Tendency of these disturbs to minimize or disappear when the triggering condition stops or when an opposite environmental condition comes up.
Description

better when trigger stops

Data type

text

Alias
UMLS CUI [1,1]
C0332272
UMLS CUI [1,2]
C1444748
UMLS CUI [1,3]
C2746065
UMLS CUI [2,1]
C0332272
UMLS CUI [2,2]
C1521805
UMLS CUI [2,3]
C0014406
Eventual coincidence of these disturbs with other cyclical phenomena (e.g. menstrual cycle).
Description

coincidence cyclical phenomena

Data type

text

Alias
UMLS CUI [1,1]
C0205420
UMLS CUI [1,2]
C0439596
Presence of prodromical symptoms few days before the climatic modifications (irritability, weariness…).
Description

prodrome

Data type

text

Alias
UMLS CUI [1]
C0240805
Interference with daily activities due to disturbs induced by climatic changes.
Description

interfere with daily activities

Data type

text

Alias
UMLS CUI [1,1]
C0001288
UMLS CUI [1,2]
C0521102
UMLS CUI [1,3]
C3826560
Uneasiness feelings induced by climatic changes.
Description

uneasiness

Data type

text

Alias
UMLS CUI [1,1]
C3826560
UMLS CUI [1,2]
C4054975
Meteoropathy Checklist: Indicate the disturbs related to the climatic, atmospheric, temperature or brightness changes that you mostly frequently experience.
Description

Meteoropathy Checklist: Indicate the disturbs related to the climatic, atmospheric, temperature or brightness changes that you mostly frequently experience.

Alias
UMLS CUI-1
C1735327
UMLS CUI-2
C1707357
lability of mood (oscillations of mood within a day or few more days)
Description

lability of mood

Data type

text

Alias
UMLS CUI [1]
C0085633
extreme reactivity to external events
Description

extreme reactivity to external events

Data type

text

Alias
UMLS CUI [1,1]
C0205403
UMLS CUI [1,2]
C0443286
UMLS CUI [1,3]
C0456156
depression
Description

depression

Data type

text

Alias
UMLS CUI [1]
C0011581
anxiety
Description

anxiety

Data type

text

Alias
UMLS CUI [1]
C0003467
asthenia
Description

asthenia

Data type

text

Alias
UMLS CUI [1]
C0004093
lack of appetite, anhedonia
Description

lack of appetite, anhedonia

Data type

text

Alias
UMLS CUI [1]
C0178417
UMLS CUI [2]
C0003618
irritability, nervousness
Description

irritability, nervousness

Data type

text

Alias
UMLS CUI [1]
C0027769
UMLS CUI [2]
C0022107
indefinite feeling of malaise
Description

malaise

Data type

text

Alias
UMLS CUI [1]
C0231218
vague pain, articular pain, muscular pain
Description

vague pain, articular pain, muscular pain

Data type

text

Alias
UMLS CUI [1,1]
C0205408
UMLS CUI [1,2]
C0030193
UMLS CUI [2]
C0151825
UMLS CUI [3]
C0231528
vertigos
Description

vertigo

Data type

text

Alias
UMLS CUI [1]
C0042571
headache
Description

headache

Data type

text

Alias
UMLS CUI [1]
C0018681
nausea
Description

nausea

Data type

text

Alias
UMLS CUI [1]
C0027497
alterations of the cardiac rhythm (tachycardia)
Description

tachycardia

Data type

text

Alias
UMLS CUI [1]
C0039231
difficulty with concentration
Description

difficulty with concentration

Data type

text

Alias
UMLS CUI [1]
C0235198
insomnia
Description

insomnia

Data type

text

Alias
UMLS CUI [1]
C0917801
excessive sleepiness
Description

excessive sleepiness

Data type

text

Alias
UMLS CUI [1]
C2219848
lack of appetite
Description

lack of appetite

Data type

text

Alias
UMLS CUI [1]
C0003618
excessive appetite
Description

excessive appetite

Data type

text

Alias
UMLS CUI [1]
C0003618
excessive appetite
Description

excessive appetite

Data type

text

Alias
UMLS CUI [1]
C0003618
digestion’s dysfunctions (meteorism, belches, acidity, flatulence, irritable colon)
Description

digestion dysfunctions

Data type

text

Alias
UMLS CUI [1,1]
C0012238
UMLS CUI [1,2]
C3887504
alterations of sexuality (lack of desire or on the contrary hyperactivity)
Description

alterations of sexuality

Data type

text

Alias
UMLS CUI [1,1]
C1515926
UMLS CUI [1,2]
C0036915
weakness during working activities
Description

weakness during working activities

Data type

text

Alias
UMLS CUI [1,1]
C3714552
UMLS CUI [1,2]
C0043227
Other:
Description

Other

Data type

text

Alias
UMLS CUI [1]
C0205394

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Metereopathy Questionnaire (METEO-Q)

Name
Type
Description | Question | Decode (Coded Value)
Data type
Alias
Item Group
General Information
C1508263 (UMLS CUI-1)
Name
Item
Name
text
C1299487 (UMLS CUI [1])
Date of Birth
Item
Date of Birth
date
C0421451 (UMLS CUI [1])
Date of Evaluation
Item
Date of Evaluation
date
C2985720 (UMLS CUI [1])
Item Group
Meteoropathy Questionnaire
C0034394 (UMLS CUI-1)
C1735327 (UMLS CUI-2)
Item
Variations of mood in relation to the change of latitude, the geographic zone, the jet lag.
text
C0026516 (UMLS CUI [1,1])
C0205419 (UMLS CUI [1,2])
C1627936 (UMLS CUI [1,3])
C0026516 (UMLS CUI [2,1])
C0205419 (UMLS CUI [2,2])
C0017446 (UMLS CUI [2,3])
C0026516 (UMLS CUI [3,1])
C0205419 (UMLS CUI [3,2])
C0231311 (UMLS CUI [3,3])
Code List
Variations of mood in relation to the change of latitude, the geographic zone, the jet lag.
CL Item
Absent (0)
CL Item
Light (1)
CL Item
Moderate (2)
CL Item
Severe (3)
Specify induced modifications
Item
Specify induced modifications
text
C0392747 (UMLS CUI [1,1])
C1521902 (UMLS CUI [1,2])
Item
Variations of mood in relation to atmospheric changes (e.g.: when it begins or when it stops raining, when it’s cloudy, when it’s sunny or when the sun suddenly goes down, when humidity increases).
text
C0026516 (UMLS CUI [1,1])
C0205419 (UMLS CUI [1,2])
C0681779 (UMLS CUI [1,3])
Code List
Variations of mood in relation to atmospheric changes (e.g.: when it begins or when it stops raining, when it’s cloudy, when it’s sunny or when the sun suddenly goes down, when humidity increases).
CL Item
Absent (0)
CL Item
Light (1)
CL Item
Moderate (2)
CL Item
Severe (3)
Specify induced modifications
Item
Specify induced modifications
text
C0392747 (UMLS CUI [1,1])
C1521902 (UMLS CUI [1,2])
Item
Variations of mood in relation to the brightness of the sky (when days are more or less luminous or when days “grow tall” or “they are shortened” according to the seasons).
text
C0026516 (UMLS CUI [1,1])
C0205419 (UMLS CUI [1,2])
C0678578 (UMLS CUI [1,3])
Code List
Variations of mood in relation to the brightness of the sky (when days are more or less luminous or when days “grow tall” or “they are shortened” according to the seasons).
CL Item
Absent (0)
CL Item
Light (1)
CL Item
Moderate (2)
CL Item
Severe (3)
Specify induced modifications
Item
Specify induced modifications
text
C0392747 (UMLS CUI [1,1])
C1521902 (UMLS CUI [1,2])
Item
Variations of mood caused by the temperature changes (warmer or colder days).
text
C0026516 (UMLS CUI [1,1])
C0205419 (UMLS CUI [1,2])
C0450031 (UMLS CUI [1,3])
Code List
Variations of mood caused by the temperature changes (warmer or colder days).
CL Item
Absent (0)
CL Item
Light (1)
CL Item
Moderate (2)
CL Item
Severe (3)
Specify induced modifications
Item
Specify induced modifications
text
C0392747 (UMLS CUI [1,1])
C1521902 (UMLS CUI [1,2])
Item
Mood changes caused by the seasons changing.
text
C0026516 (UMLS CUI [1,1])
C0036496 (UMLS CUI [1,2])
Code List
Mood changes caused by the seasons changing.
CL Item
Absent (0)
CL Item
Light (1)
CL Item
Moderate (2)
CL Item
Severe (3)
Specify induced modifications
Item
Specify induced modifications
text
C0392747 (UMLS CUI [1,1])
C1521902 (UMLS CUI [1,2])
Item
Indicate the degree of relation between the set in symptomatology and the climatic or atmospheric change.
text
C1457887 (UMLS CUI [1,1])
C3826560 (UMLS CUI [1,2])
C1457887 (UMLS CUI [2,1])
C0681779 (UMLS CUI [2,2])
Code List
Indicate the degree of relation between the set in symptomatology and the climatic or atmospheric change.
CL Item
Absent (0)
CL Item
Light (1)
CL Item
Moderate (2)
CL Item
Severe (3)
Item
Tendency of these disturbs to minimize or disappear when the triggering condition stops or when an opposite environmental condition comes up.
text
C0332272 (UMLS CUI [1,1])
C1444748 (UMLS CUI [1,2])
C2746065 (UMLS CUI [1,3])
C0332272 (UMLS CUI [2,1])
C1521805 (UMLS CUI [2,2])
C0014406 (UMLS CUI [2,3])
Code List
Tendency of these disturbs to minimize or disappear when the triggering condition stops or when an opposite environmental condition comes up.
CL Item
Absent (0)
CL Item
Light (1)
CL Item
Moderate (2)
CL Item
Severe (3)
Item
Eventual coincidence of these disturbs with other cyclical phenomena (e.g. menstrual cycle).
text
C0205420 (UMLS CUI [1,1])
C0439596 (UMLS CUI [1,2])
Code List
Eventual coincidence of these disturbs with other cyclical phenomena (e.g. menstrual cycle).
CL Item
Absent (0)
CL Item
Light (1)
CL Item
Moderate (2)
CL Item
Severe (3)
Item
Presence of prodromical symptoms few days before the climatic modifications (irritability, weariness…).
text
C0240805 (UMLS CUI [1])
Code List
Presence of prodromical symptoms few days before the climatic modifications (irritability, weariness…).
CL Item
Absent (0)
CL Item
Light (1)
CL Item
Moderate (2)
CL Item
Severe (3)
Item
Interference with daily activities due to disturbs induced by climatic changes.
text
C0001288 (UMLS CUI [1,1])
C0521102 (UMLS CUI [1,2])
C3826560 (UMLS CUI [1,3])
Code List
Interference with daily activities due to disturbs induced by climatic changes.
CL Item
Absent (0)
CL Item
Light (1)
CL Item
Moderate (2)
CL Item
Severe (3)
Item
Uneasiness feelings induced by climatic changes.
text
C3826560 (UMLS CUI [1,1])
C4054975 (UMLS CUI [1,2])
Code List
Uneasiness feelings induced by climatic changes.
CL Item
Absent (0)
CL Item
Light (1)
CL Item
Moderate (2)
CL Item
Severe (3)
Item Group
Meteoropathy Checklist: Indicate the disturbs related to the climatic, atmospheric, temperature or brightness changes that you mostly frequently experience.
C1735327 (UMLS CUI-1)
C1707357 (UMLS CUI-2)
Item
lability of mood (oscillations of mood within a day or few more days)
text
C0085633 (UMLS CUI [1])
Code List
lability of mood (oscillations of mood within a day or few more days)
CL Item
Absent (0)
CL Item
Light (1)
CL Item
Moderate (2)
CL Item
Severe (3)
Item
extreme reactivity to external events
text
C0205403 (UMLS CUI [1,1])
C0443286 (UMLS CUI [1,2])
C0456156 (UMLS CUI [1,3])
Code List
extreme reactivity to external events
CL Item
Absent (0)
CL Item
Light (1)
CL Item
Moderate (2)
CL Item
Severe (3)
Item
depression
text
C0011581 (UMLS CUI [1])
Code List
depression
CL Item
Absent (0)
CL Item
Light (1)
CL Item
Moderate (2)
CL Item
Severe (3)
Item
anxiety
text
C0003467 (UMLS CUI [1])
Code List
anxiety
CL Item
Absent (0)
CL Item
Light (1)
CL Item
Moderate (2)
CL Item
Severe (3)
Item
asthenia
text
C0004093 (UMLS CUI [1])
Code List
asthenia
CL Item
Absent (0)
CL Item
Light (1)
CL Item
Moderate (2)
CL Item
Severe (3)
Item
lack of appetite, anhedonia
text
C0178417 (UMLS CUI [1])
C0003618 (UMLS CUI [2])
Code List
lack of appetite, anhedonia
CL Item
Absent (0)
CL Item
Light (1)
CL Item
Moderate (2)
CL Item
Severe (3)
Item
irritability, nervousness
text
C0027769 (UMLS CUI [1])
C0022107 (UMLS CUI [2])
Code List
irritability, nervousness
CL Item
Absent (0)
CL Item
Light (1)
CL Item
Moderate (2)
CL Item
Severe (3)
Item
indefinite feeling of malaise
text
C0231218 (UMLS CUI [1])
Code List
indefinite feeling of malaise
CL Item
Absent (0)
CL Item
Light (1)
CL Item
Moderate (2)
CL Item
Severe (3)
Item
vague pain, articular pain, muscular pain
text
C0205408 (UMLS CUI [1,1])
C0030193 (UMLS CUI [1,2])
C0151825 (UMLS CUI [2])
C0231528 (UMLS CUI [3])
Code List
vague pain, articular pain, muscular pain
CL Item
Absent (0)
CL Item
Light (1)
CL Item
Moderate (2)
CL Item
Severe (3)
Item
vertigos
text
C0042571 (UMLS CUI [1])
Code List
vertigos
CL Item
Absent (0)
CL Item
Light (1)
CL Item
Moderate (2)
CL Item
Severe (3)
Item
headache
text
C0018681 (UMLS CUI [1])
Code List
headache
CL Item
Absent (0)
CL Item
Light (1)
CL Item
Moderate (2)
CL Item
Severe (3)
Item
nausea
text
C0027497 (UMLS CUI [1])
Code List
nausea
CL Item
Absent (0)
CL Item
Light (1)
CL Item
Moderate (2)
CL Item
Severe (3)
Item
alterations of the cardiac rhythm (tachycardia)
text
C0039231 (UMLS CUI [1])
Code List
alterations of the cardiac rhythm (tachycardia)
CL Item
Absent (0)
CL Item
Light (1)
CL Item
Moderate (2)
CL Item
Severe (3)
Item
difficulty with concentration
text
C0235198 (UMLS CUI [1])
Code List
difficulty with concentration
CL Item
Absent (0)
CL Item
Light (1)
CL Item
Moderate (2)
CL Item
Severe (3)
Item
insomnia
text
C0917801 (UMLS CUI [1])
Code List
insomnia
CL Item
Absent (0)
CL Item
Light (1)
CL Item
Moderate (2)
CL Item
Severe (3)
Item
excessive sleepiness
text
C2219848 (UMLS CUI [1])
Code List
excessive sleepiness
CL Item
Absent (0)
CL Item
Light (1)
CL Item
Moderate (2)
CL Item
Severe (3)
Item
lack of appetite
text
C0003618 (UMLS CUI [1])
Code List
lack of appetite
CL Item
Absent (0)
CL Item
Light (1)
CL Item
Moderate (2)
CL Item
Severe (3)
Item
excessive appetite
text
C0003618 (UMLS CUI [1])
Code List
excessive appetite
CL Item
Absent (0)
CL Item
Light (1)
CL Item
Moderate (2)
CL Item
Severe (3)
Item
excessive appetite
text
C0003618 (UMLS CUI [1])
Code List
excessive appetite
CL Item
Absent (0)
CL Item
Light (1)
CL Item
Moderate (2)
CL Item
Severe (3)
Item
digestion’s dysfunctions (meteorism, belches, acidity, flatulence, irritable colon)
text
C0012238 (UMLS CUI [1,1])
C3887504 (UMLS CUI [1,2])
Code List
digestion’s dysfunctions (meteorism, belches, acidity, flatulence, irritable colon)
CL Item
Absent (0)
CL Item
Light (1)
CL Item
Moderate (2)
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Item
alterations of sexuality (lack of desire or on the contrary hyperactivity)
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C1515926 (UMLS CUI [1,1])
C0036915 (UMLS CUI [1,2])
Code List
alterations of sexuality (lack of desire or on the contrary hyperactivity)
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Absent (0)
CL Item
Light (1)
CL Item
Moderate (2)
CL Item
Severe (3)
Item
weakness during working activities
text
C3714552 (UMLS CUI [1,1])
C0043227 (UMLS CUI [1,2])
Code List
weakness during working activities
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Absent (0)
CL Item
Light (1)
CL Item
Moderate (2)
CL Item
Severe (3)
Other
Item
Other:
text
C0205394 (UMLS CUI [1])

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