The goal of this study is to evaluate the proportion of assertiveness difficulties in Tourette syndrome. Participants will complete several e-questionnaires (on assertiveness, Tourette severity, quality of life, self-esteem and comorbidities like depression, anxiety...).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
350
Questionnaire completion
CHU Clermont-Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand, France
Rathus assertiveness questionnaire
The Rathus assertiveness questionnaire includes 30 items, each scores from -3 to +30. A total score inferior or equal to -9 reveals assertiveness difficulties.
Time frame: 5 minutes at inclusion
MOVES
The MOVES is a self-questionnaire including 20 items which measures the severity of the Tourette syndrome. Several scores are defined : motor tics, vocal tics, obsession, compulsion and other phenomena. The higher the score, the greater the severity.
Time frame: less than 5 minutes at inclusion
HADS
The HADS is a self-questionnaire to assess depression (7 items) and anxiety (7 items).
Time frame: 3 minutes at inclusion
ASRS-5
The Adult AD-HD Self-Report Scale (ASRS-5) is a scale to assess the presence of Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder. We used the first 6 items of the questionnaire for the screening of ADHD. The total score ranges from 0 to 24 and a cut off of 13 shows good screening performance.
Time frame: 2 minutes at inclusion
Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale
The Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale is a self-questionnaire on self-esteem. It includes 10 items. The lower the score, the lower the self-esteem.
Time frame: 2-3 minutes at inclusion
DERS
The Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) is a self-questionnaire including 36 items. Lower scores indicate the presence of difficulties in emotion regulation.
Time frame: 5 minutes at inclusion
GTS-QoL
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The GTS-QoL is a specific Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome Quality of Life Scale. It consists of 27 items giving 6 dimensions: "Psychological", "Physical and activities of daily life", "Obsessive-compulsive", "Cognitive", "Social" and "Echo-coprophenomena", scored out of 100. The scores the highest represent a poorer quality of life.
Time frame: 5 minutes at inclusion