Burden of tension-type headache in the Middle East and North Africa region, 1990-2019

Safiri, Saeid; Kolahi, Ali‐Asghar; Noori, Maryam; Nejadghaderi, Seyed Aria; Aslani, Armin; Sullman, Mark J.M.; Farhoudi, Mehdi; Araj‐Khodaei, Mostafa; Collins, Gary S.; Kaufman, Jay S.; Gharagozli, Kurosh

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“…Finally, our present work was only focused on the regional and national levels of the burden of headache disorders in East and Southeast Asia, so the results and conclusions might not be fully applicable to those living on other continents. Thankfully, a research team [ 44 ] from Iran has already thoroughly analysed the burden of TTH in the Middle East and North Africa, providing us with an opportunity to learn more about the headache problem in these regions. Nevertheless, further investigations in other regions are still eagerly awaited.…”

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Disease burden of migraine and tension-type headache in non-high-income East and Southeast Asia from 1990 to 2019

Chang

2023

J Headache Pain

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Background The world faces severe challenges from migraine and tension-type headache (TTH), which cause grave disability to patients and place a heavy burden on their caregivers. However, headaches in specific individual regions have rarely been investigated. Therefore, we aimed to fully analyse and describe the current status and changing trends in migraine and TTH in non-high-income East and Southeast Asia to provide more detailed real-world information for policy-making. Methods The migraine and TTH data used for analysis were all extracted from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) database. We adopted three major indicators of disease burden, including prevalence, incidence, and years lived with disability (YLD), and two major metrics, including the absolute number and the age-standardized rate, in our present study for further evaluation by age and sex. The results are presented in the form of mean values and 95% uncertainty intervals (UIs). In addition, the differences between non-high-income East and Southeast Asia and other regions, as well as the potential associations between headache burden and socioeconomic background, were explored. Results In 2019, approximately 195,702,169 migraine patients and 291,924,564 TTH patients lived in non-high-income East Asia, and 113,401,792 migraine patients and 179,938,449 TTH patients lived in non-high-income Southeast Asia. In terms of specific countries and regions, the highest age-standardized YLD rate (ASYR) of migraine was in Thailand [645 (95% UI: 64 to 1,554)]. The highest ASYR of TTH was in Indonesia [54 (95% UI: 15 to 197)]. Furthermore, people between the ages of 40 and 44, especially females, were identified as the main population that suffered from migraine and TTH. Unfortunately, we did not observe a significant association between headache burden and socioeconomic background. Conclusions To date, the threats from migraine and TTH in non-high-income East and Southeast Asia are still serious and ongoing, leading to prominently negative impacts on the daily life and work of local residents. Therefore, full attention and sound guidelines are urgently needed to obtain greater advantages in fighting against the burden of headache disorders in the future.

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Disease burden of migraine and tension-type headache in non-high-income East and Southeast Asia from 1990 to 2019

Chang

2023

J Headache Pain

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“…Repetitive episodes of muscle pain can sensitize the central nervous system, causing TTH to progress. Therefore, muscle variables may be to blame for both the chronic nature of the disease as well as the episode of acute headache [6].Tension-type Headache, although a priori is associated with mild symptoms, can become disabling when the symptomatology is aggravated and may increase work absenteeism, decrease social commitments and in some cases, may trigger depressive states in the person suffering from it [7].Even stress and anxiety are triggering factors that are having a lot of significance in the development of TTH [8].In this sense, a recent study by Safiri et al [9], highlighting that the increase in theincidence of TTH in the Middle East and North Africa region could be related to an increase in psychiatric problems, being a 30% higher incidence of anxiety, stress and depression, compared to the world average. In another recent study, the average TTH in this region was 20.5% [2].…”

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Physical Therapy in Tension-Type Headache: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials

Repiso-Guardeño

Morales

Armenta-Pendón³

et al. 2023

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(1) Objective: The aim of this study is to synthesize the effects of physical therapy on pain, frequency, or duration management in the short, medium, and long term in adult patients diagnosed with Tension-type headache (TTH). (2) Background: Tension-type headache (TTH) is the most common headache with migraine and its pathophysiology and treatment has been discussed for years without reaching a consensus. (3) Methods: A systematic review was conducted using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. The review was registered in PROSPERO (CRD42020175020). The systematic search for clinical trials was performed in the databases PubMed, CINAHL, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, PEDro, Scopus, SciELO and Dialnet. Articles were selected according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, regarding the effectiveness of physical therapy interventions on adult patients with TTH published in the last 11 years with a score ≥ 6 in the PEDro Scale (Physiotherapy Evidence Database). (4) Results: In total, 120 articles were identified, of which 15 randomized controlled trials were finally included in order to determine the inclusion criteria. Changes in pain intensity, headache frequency or headache duration of individual studies were described (5) Conclusions: This systematic review shows that there is no standardized physical therapy protocol for the approach to tension headache, although all the techniques studied to date address in one way or another the cranio-cervical-mandibular region. The approach to the cranio-cervical-mandibular region reports significant effects in terms of decreasing the intensity of pain and frequency of headache episodes in the short and medium term. More long-term longitudinal studies are needed.

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“…Acomete aproximadamente 40% da população mundial e gera grande impacto na qualidade de vida comprometendo a realização das atividades cotidianas e laborais dos indivíduos acometidos (KIM et al, 2019;BJORVATN et al, 2018). A prevalência média de CTT em adultos é de 46%, sendo um dos distúrbios neurológicos mais comuns entre jovens e adultos de meia idade, com pico de incidência na faixa etária de 40-49 anos para ambos os sexos (SAFIRI et al, 2022) 4 .…”

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Efeitos Da Cefaleia Do Tipo Tensional No Rendimento Acadêmico E Nas Atividades Cotidianas De Universitários Do Sertão Pernambucano

Sampaio¹,

Pereira²,

Coelho³

et al. 2023

Rev. Foco

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Introdução: Os universitários, em especial dos cursos da saúde, são um dos grupos mais acometidos pela cefaleia do tipo tensional (CTT), tendo em vista a carga exaustiva de atividades a qual estes indivíduos estão expostos, o que pode desencadear intenso estresse emocional, redução da produtividade e da qualidade de vida. Objetivo: Investigar a frequência de CTT em um grupo de estudantes universitários do Sertão do estado de Pernambuco – Brasil, bem como analisar o impacto da referida desordem neurológica sobre o rendimento acadêmico e as atividades cotidianas daqueles com critérios positivos para CTT. Metodologia: Trata-se de um estudo do tipo descritivo, de corte transversal e exploratório, cuja coleta de dados ocorreu mediante a aplicação de questionários para investigação sociodemográfica e acadêmica, para rastreio da CTT, para categorização da intensidade da dor e avaliação dos prejuízos na vida acadêmica e na vida cotidiana. Resultados: A amostra final constituiu-se por 121 participantes, de ambos os sexos, com predomínio de indivíduos do sexo feminino, faixa etária superior a 18 e inferior a 25 anos. Dentre os universitários com rastreio positivo para CTT, observou-se critérios compatíveis com: CTT episódica pouco frequente em 23,6%, com mediana da dor referida de 5; CTT episódica frequente em 16,7%, com mediana da dor de 6; CTT crônica em 4,2%, com mediana da dor de 6; CTT provável em 55,5%, com mediana da dor de 5. Houve relação direta e significativa entre a presença de CTT, a frequência e a duração de episódios, bem como presença de fonofobia ou fotofobia. A análise da relação entre o nível de interferência da CTT nas atividades cotidianas e na vida acadêmica dos universitários, e a intensidade da dor percebida mostrou correlação linear direta e significativa entre todas as variáveis. Conclusão: A CTT, portanto, compromete as atividades acadêmicas e profissionais, bem como a qualidade de vida dos estudantes da área da saúde que possuem esse distúrbio. Ressalta-se, ainda, a necessidade de instrumentos de rastreio validados e eficazes para obter-se dados com maior especificidade a fim de formular melhores estratégias de manejo dessa desordem e evitar a evolução para outros distúrbios neurológicos.

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Burden of tension-type headache in the Middle East and North Africa region, 1990-2019

Cited by 5 publications

References 44 publications

Disease burden of migraine and tension-type headache in non-high-income East and Southeast Asia from 1990 to 2019

Disease burden of migraine and tension-type headache in non-high-income East and Southeast Asia from 1990 to 2019

Physical Therapy in Tension-Type Headache: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials

Efeitos Da Cefaleia Do Tipo Tensional No Rendimento Acadêmico E Nas Atividades Cotidianas De Universitários Do Sertão Pernambucano

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