Meteorological conditions and self-report of XXXX .

@entity1 @entity1643 @entity4512 @entity158
STUDY DESIGN: Six months of daily @entity1643 ratings for 94 individuals were tested for the influence of prevailing weather conditions during the spring, summer, and fall seasons. Intergroup differences were tested for study @entity1 who reported weather sensitivity and for those who did not. OBJECTIVES: To investigate the relation between @entity158 ratings and prevailing weather conditions in a population with chronic or recurrent @entity1643 . SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: Weather conditions have been reported to influence @entity158 perception in some disease states, including @entity1643 . Investigations of this relation in chronic or recurrent @entity1643 have involved varied methodologies, and conflicting results have been reported. METHODS: The effects of eight weather variables reported to influence @entity4512 were tested on daily @entity158 ratings. A post hoc weather sensitivity questionnaire was used to disperse 73 individuals into groups based on perceived weather sensitivity, and group differences were tested. RESULTS: Significant effects on @entity158 scores were found, most notably for temperature and vapor pressure. The magnitude of the effects were small compared with autocorrelation of an individual's own @entity158 scores. Significant differences were found between the group of individuals who were insensitive to weather conditions and that of individuals with perceived sensitivity to cold temperatures. No significant intergroup differences were found for damp, rainy conditions or changes in barometric pressure. CONCLUSIONS: Weather conditions may influence subjective reporting of @entity1643 significantly. Although the effects are small in magnitude, they should be considered in clinical treatment of the @entity1 with chronic, nonspecific @entity1643 . @entity158 scores may demonstrate greater interaction with certain weather conditions in individuals perceiving sensitivity to those conditions.
