Functionality changes of migraine women

Abstract

Objective: Identification of changes in functionality of women with migraine according to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF). Method: This is a qualitative study conducted in the format of focus group interviews, which included women between 18 and 55 years old diagnosed with migraine based on the criteria of the International Headache Society. The women were divided into groups with averages of two to four people and, guided by a moderator, they were encouraged to talk about the influence of migraine on performing the tasks to which they are exposed daily, taking into account the environment in which they are inserted. The categories that reached the 30% agreement cutoff point in the groups were approved. Results: There were 10 rounds of interviews, each with a focus group with an average of two to four people, totaling 29 women with a mean age of 35 years old (95% CI: 18 - 51). Eighteen categories were approved, four in the Body Function domain, four in the Body Structure domain, six categories in the Activity and Participation domain and four categories in the Environmental Factors domain. Conclusion: Women with migraine perceive lteration in functionality in all ICF domains, with the Activities and Participation domain presenting the most mentioned categories.

Is it possible to sort the disability of individuals with migraine based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health? — A Scoping Review

“…It was also necessary to detach that this population profile strengthens this impact, since the major prevalence of the disease happens exactly, within the age group economically active. 48,49 A paper on Brazilian population estimated that >55% of its population with migraine works in Brazil, while ≥10% are unemployed and 20% are "housewives" or "students", so that almost 85% of the study population can be deemed to be potentially active. 50 In addition, absenteeism and decrease in productivity of people during migraine crises generate costs or income deficit both for themselves and for the market they are based in, what makes that, especially at this point, migraine becomes a disease of great impact, both at personal and social fronts.…”