Coping with headache

Slettbakk, Rune; Nilsen, Christine Vaksdal; Malterud, Kirsti

doi:10.1080/02813430500404183

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“…The constant notion of trying to balance; the restrictions and sacrifices behind their coping strategies took its toll on everyday life. The pattern of coping strategies described in this study was in accordance with other studies on patients with chronic pain [24,40,43], and was perceived as effective for our participants. However, it could be discussed whether or not the behavioral strategies, even though they might lead to positive response outcome expectancies, are adaptive or not.…”

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confidence: 90%

“…The information provided by the participants on symptoms is seen in other studies on whiplash patients [34-36]. The concept of balancing everyday life using coping strategies finds a parallel in a study by Slettbakk et al on tension-type headache sufferers [24]. Still, one should beware that accounts presented reflect participants' experiences and actions, and that qualitative findings are not meant to be applicable to a general population [37].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In this study lay health resources are accounted for, and since we neither intended to evaluate the level of pain following symptoms nor the effect of the strategies, we did not assign a biomedical value to participants' condition or their strategies [24]. The essence of the study was the phenomena discussed.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The benefit of the method is that it creates room for group dynamics enabling participants to express themselves in a flexible discussion [29] using their own words and according to own priorities. Several studies have used the focus group method to highlighting strategies for coping with various chronic pain disorders [23,24,30]. The analytic framework adopted in this study is phenomenology giving priority to the participants' descriptions of their lived experiences.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The importance of insight into coping strategies has been emphasized for chronic pain patients such as fibromyalgia [23], tension-type headache [24], chronic back pain [25], and chronic temporomandibular disorder [26]. However, there is little qualitative insight into the ways persons with chronic WAD cope on a day to day basis.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Maintaining a balance: a focus group study on living and coping with chronic whiplash-associated disorder

Krohne

Ihlebæk

2010

BMC Musculoskelet Disord

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BackgroundThere is little qualitative insight into how persons with chronic Whiplash-Associated Disorder cope on a day to day basis. This study seeks to identify the symptoms persons with Whiplash-Associated Disorder describe as dominating and explore their self-initiated coping strategies.MethodsQualitative study using focus groups interviews. Fourteen Norwegian men and women with Whiplash-Associated Disorder (I or II) were recruited to participate in two focus groups. Data were analyzed according to a phenomenological approach, and discussed within the model of Cognitive Activation Theory of Stress (CATS).ResultsParticipants reported neck and head pain, sensory hypersensitivity, and cognitive dysfunction following their whiplash injury. Based on the intensity of symptoms, participants divided everyday life into good and bad periods. In good periods the symptoms were perceived as manageable. In bad periods the symptoms intensified and took control of the individual. Participants expressed a constant notion of trying to balance their three main coping strategies; rest, exercise, and social withdrawal. In good periods participants experienced coping by expecting good results from the strategies they used. In bad periods they experienced no or negative relationships between their behavioral strategies and their complaints.ConclusionsNeck and head pain, sensory hypersensitivity, and cognitive dysfunction were reported as participants' main complaints. A constant notion of balancing between their three main coping strategies; rest, exercise, and social withdrawal, was described.

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confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

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Maintaining a balance: a focus group study on living and coping with chronic whiplash-associated disorder

Krohne

Ihlebæk

2010

BMC Musculoskelet Disord

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Lifestyle Contributors to Headache

Becker¹,

McLean²,

Ravishankar³

2011

Handbook of Headache

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Locus of control moderates the relationship between headache pain and depression

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The aim of the current study was to triangulate qualitative and quantitative data in order to examine in greater detail the relationship between self-reported headache pain severity, depression and coping styles. Psychosocial scales, headache characteristic scales and in-depth interviews were administered to 71 adults with the diagnosis of primary headache. Regression analyses with the scales showed that greater self-reported headache pain severity was associated with higher levels of depression. A high internal locus of control weakened the relationship between the headache severity and depression variables. The qualitative data supported the relationship between pain severity and internal locus of control and, in addition, revealed that perceived efficacy of pharmacologic intervention might be a related factor. The results suggested that stronger coping skills might reduce depression among headache sufferers.

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Coping with headache

Cited by 9 publications

References 21 publications

Maintaining a balance: a focus group study on living and coping with chronic whiplash-associated disorder

Maintaining a balance: a focus group study on living and coping with chronic whiplash-associated disorder

Lifestyle Contributors to Headache

Locus of control moderates the relationship between headache pain and depression

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