Stress-coping in migraine

Long‐Term Effects of Training in Relaxation and Stress‐Coping in Patients with Migraine: A 3‐Year Follow‐Up

“…The present investigation was designed to assess and compare the effects three years after completion of relaxation training (RT), a psychophysiological regimen and stress-coping training (SCT), a cognitive-behavioral regimen in migraine. Most of the assumptions are in line with those tested in the initial study: 11,14 -RT and SCT will produce stable long-term improvements in migraine and medication use; the effects will not differ significantly between groups.…”

“…The average baseline scores did not vary significantly between groups, with the exception of an in itself quite tenuous (p<.10) disposition in SCT to express more emotions/anger when under Stress. 14,22 Regarding the potential size of effect permitted by the range of scores on the SIG and UCL scales, 22 the effects are small. Tests for stability were therefore conducted only for the ECL.…”

“…Therefore, individual handling of the state coping data may prove to be more prolific in the assessment of treatment effects. 14,38 Before we comment on findings obtained with the interview, we must point to some of the limitations of this study. The small number of participants restrains all our findings and only allows for tentative conclusions.…”

“…This theory advocates repeated situational (process) measurement of stress-coping over one-shot tests for coping traits. [33][34][35] The idea that state and trait measures tap different issues (the disposition to cope versus the actual coping behavior) is supported by moderate intercorrelations, 33 also obtained from pre-training UCL and ECL scores in migraine 14 and obtained by others with respect to state and trait depression in headache. 36 Thus far, however, our results yielded similar effects on stress-coping dispositions and on the actual stress-coping behaviors in managing daily events that potentially provoke migraine occurrence.…”

Long‐Term Effects of Training in Relaxation and Stress‐Coping in Patients with Migraine: A 3‐Year Follow‐Up

“…The present investigation was designed to assess and compare the effects three years after completion of relaxation training (RT), a psychophysiological regimen and stress-coping training (SCT), a cognitive-behavioral regimen in migraine. Most of the assumptions are in line with those tested in the initial study: 11,14 -RT and SCT will produce stable long-term improvements in migraine and medication use; the effects will not differ significantly between groups.…”

“…The average baseline scores did not vary significantly between groups, with the exception of an in itself quite tenuous (p<.10) disposition in SCT to express more emotions/anger when under Stress. 14,22 Regarding the potential size of effect permitted by the range of scores on the SIG and UCL scales, 22 the effects are small. Tests for stability were therefore conducted only for the ECL.…”

“…Therefore, individual handling of the state coping data may prove to be more prolific in the assessment of treatment effects. 14,38 Before we comment on findings obtained with the interview, we must point to some of the limitations of this study. The small number of participants restrains all our findings and only allows for tentative conclusions.…”

“…This theory advocates repeated situational (process) measurement of stress-coping over one-shot tests for coping traits. [33][34][35] The idea that state and trait measures tap different issues (the disposition to cope versus the actual coping behavior) is supported by moderate intercorrelations, 33 also obtained from pre-training UCL and ECL scores in migraine 14 and obtained by others with respect to state and trait depression in headache. 36 Thus far, however, our results yielded similar effects on stress-coping dispositions and on the actual stress-coping behaviors in managing daily events that potentially provoke migraine occurrence.…”

Influence of Quality of Life and Stress Coping Behaviour on Headaches in Adolescent Male Students: an Explorative Study

“…The positive correlations we found between headache duration and intensity, and depressive coping strategies have also been reported by Sorbi and Tellegen in adult migraine patients. 13 We did not make a distinction between tension headaches and migraine. It is possible, that depressive coping strategies are not associated with migraine only, but with headaches in general.…”

Long‐Term Effects of Training in Relaxation and Stress‐Coping in Patients with Migraine: A 3‐Year Follow‐Up

“…The present investigation was designed to assess and compare the effects three years after completion of relaxation training (RT), a psychophysiological regimen and stress-coping training (SCT), a cognitive-behavioral regimen in migraine. Most of the assumptions are in line with those tested in the initial study: 11,14 -RT and SCT will produce stable long-term improvements in migraine and medication use; the effects will not differ significantly between groups.…”

“…The average baseline scores did not vary significantly between groups, with the exception of an in itself quite tenuous (p<.10) disposition in SCT to express more emotions/anger when under Stress. 14,22 Regarding the potential size of effect permitted by the range of scores on the SIG and UCL scales, 22 the effects are small. Tests for stability were therefore conducted only for the ECL.…”

“…Therefore, individual handling of the state coping data may prove to be more prolific in the assessment of treatment effects. 14,38 Before we comment on findings obtained with the interview, we must point to some of the limitations of this study. The small number of participants restrains all our findings and only allows for tentative conclusions.…”

“…This theory advocates repeated situational (process) measurement of stress-coping over one-shot tests for coping traits. [33][34][35] The idea that state and trait measures tap different issues (the disposition to cope versus the actual coping behavior) is supported by moderate intercorrelations, 33 also obtained from pre-training UCL and ECL scores in migraine 14 and obtained by others with respect to state and trait depression in headache. 36 Thus far, however, our results yielded similar effects on stress-coping dispositions and on the actual stress-coping behaviors in managing daily events that potentially provoke migraine occurrence.…”

Influence of Quality of Life and Stress Coping Behaviour on Headaches in Adolescent Male Students: an Explorative Study

“…The positive correlations we found between headache duration and intensity, and depressive coping strategies have also been reported by Sorbi and Tellegen in adult migraine patients. 13 We did not make a distinction between tension headaches and migraine. It is possible, that depressive coping strategies are not associated with migraine only, but with headaches in general.…”

Long‐Term Effects of Training in Relaxation and Stress‐Coping in Patients with Migraine: A 3‐Year Follow‐Up

“…The present investigation was designed to assess and compare the effects three years after completion of relaxation training (RT), a psychophysiological regimen and stress-coping training (SCT), a cognitive-behavioral regimen in migraine. Most of the assumptions are in line with those tested in the initial study: 11,14 -RT and SCT will produce stable long-term improvements in migraine and medication use; the effects will not differ significantly between groups.…”

“…The average baseline scores did not vary significantly between groups, with the exception of an in itself quite tenuous (p<.10) disposition in SCT to express more emotions/anger when under Stress. 14,22 Regarding the potential size of effect permitted by the range of scores on the SIG and UCL scales, 22 the effects are small. Tests for stability were therefore conducted only for the ECL.…”

“…Therefore, individual handling of the state coping data may prove to be more prolific in the assessment of treatment effects. 14,38 Before we comment on findings obtained with the interview, we must point to some of the limitations of this study. The small number of participants restrains all our findings and only allows for tentative conclusions.…”

“…This theory advocates repeated situational (process) measurement of stress-coping over one-shot tests for coping traits. [33][34][35] The idea that state and trait measures tap different issues (the disposition to cope versus the actual coping behavior) is supported by moderate intercorrelations, 33 also obtained from pre-training UCL and ECL scores in migraine 14 and obtained by others with respect to state and trait depression in headache. 36 Thus far, however, our results yielded similar effects on stress-coping dispositions and on the actual stress-coping behaviors in managing daily events that potentially provoke migraine occurrence.…”

Influence of Quality of Life and Stress Coping Behaviour on Headaches in Adolescent Male Students: an Explorative Study

“…The positive correlations we found between headache duration and intensity, and depressive coping strategies have also been reported by Sorbi and Tellegen in adult migraine patients. 13 We did not make a distinction between tension headaches and migraine. It is possible, that depressive coping strategies are not associated with migraine only, but with headaches in general.…”