The impact of migraine on quality of life in the general population

Terwindt, Gisela M.; Ferrari, Michel D.; Tijhuis, Marja; Groenen, S. M. A.; Picavet, H. Susan J.; Launer, Lenore J.

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“…Monzon and Lainez [6] showed lower SF-36 scores for migraine patients compared to healthy controls across all 8 domains. A population-based study using the RAND-36 (a Dutch translation of the SF-36) similarly demonstrated decreased scores on all 8 health domains for migraineurs [7]. We have observed a comparable trend with statistically significant reductions in all 8 subscales for subjects with migraine compared to their non-migraine counterparts.…”

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“…HRQOL measurement tools communicate the impact of illness on the patient's well-being, providing unique insight into the evaluation and management of migraine. Previous studies have indicated significant reductions in HRQOL among subjects with migraine [5][6][7][8][9][10]. Despite the episodic nature of migraine, HRQOL has been shown to be comparable to living with chronic diseases such as diabetes and arthritis [5].…”

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Health-related quality of life among Canadians with migraine

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The objective was to determine the impact of migraine on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among Canadians. Analysis was based on the public use microdata set of the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS), limited to those aged ≥5 residing in Manitoba. HRQOL was measured using the SF-36 survey, which covers 8 health concepts. Multivariate linear regression was used to model each SF-36 scale against age, gender, education, income, migraine status and presence of mood or anxiety disorders. Of the 7236 CCHS respondents, 9.7% reported a diagnosis of migraine. Reported migraine predicted statistically significant ( p <0.0001) lower HRQOL in all SF-36 domains with profound impairment of physical role, bodily pain and general health. Those reporting a mood disorder scored significantly lower in all domains with pronounced effects on emotional role, social functioning and general health. Reported anxiety disorder was associated with lower HRQOL in 6/8 domains. Canadians with migraine report significant impairment in HRQOL compared to the general population, independent of psychiatric morbidity.

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“…Both our study [3] and that of Lipton et al [18] found that headache frequency was an important predictor of HRQoL.…”

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“…In a large Dutch population-based study, we compared the HRQoL of migraineurs and non-migraineurs [3]. HRQoL of Abstract Population-based studies have shown that migraineurs have reduced HRQoL independent of depression.…”

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The impact of headache on quality of life

Terwindt¹,

Ferrari²,

Launer

2003

J Headache Pain

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“…However, patients with chronic headaches complain about signifi cant well-being impairment with damage in their quality of life 11 . Most studies have reported the consequences of migraine in the quality of life [12][13][14][15][16][17] ; few reported the quality of life of patients with CDH [18][19][20][21][22] . When compared to the general population, the patients with CDH present signifi cant reduction in all SF-36 domains 22 .…”

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Chronic daily headache: stress and impact on the quality of life

Galego

Moraes

Cordeiro

et al. 2007

Arq. Neuro-Psiquiatr.

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ABSTRACT-Objective: To evaluate the stress presence and its influence in the quality of life of patients with chronic daily headache (CDH). Method: A hundred patients with at least 18 years old, with primary headache with duration greater than 4 hours a day, and frequency of 15 or more days monthly for at least three months were studied. Lipp´s Inventory of Stress Symptoms and the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form (SF-36) were used. Results: Stress was observed in 90% of the patients; nearly half of them was in the phase almost exhaustion. Patients with stress when compared with the ones with no stress presented significantly lower scores in all the domains of SF-36; except in physical functioning. The resistance phase presented scores significantly higher than almost exhaustion; except for bodily pain. Conclusion: The majority of the patients presented stress with significant reduction in their quality of life. Consequently, the stress could be related with both the development and the maintenance of CDH.KEY WORDS: chronic daily headache, stress, quality of life. SP -Brasil. E-mail: jcgalego@superig.com.br The term chronic daily headache (CDH) comprises a group of headaches that manifests in 15 or more days a month, lasting more than 4 hours, including the headaches associated with the excessive use of medication 1 . The prevalence in the general population ranges from 3 to 5%, and women are the most affected 2-4 . Several factors are related with CDH development: abnormal profi le of the personality; stress; the excessive use of symptomatic medication; arterial hypertension; the use of contraceptives or estrogen replacement and traumatic life events 5 . Excessive use of medication is considered the main progression factor for the CDH stage 6 , however, the stress is mentioned as one of the most frequent factors in precipitating and worsening headache episodes 7,8 . Stress represents the tension sensation, anguish and discomfort that an individual can experiment. Those sensations would be consequence of important emotional events and or physical and mental disorders. Basically, stress development depends on both the interpretation of the triggering factors and the coping strategies. The personality characteristics can also determine the individual's answer to stress 9 . At fi rst, Selye proposed the stress development into three phases: Cefaléia crônica diária: estresse e impacto sobre a qualidade de vida RESUMO- Dr. José Carlos Busto Galego -Rua Professor Nelson I. Bento Lutaif 145 -15091-550 São José do Rio Preto

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The impact of migraine on quality of life in the general population

Abstract: Migraineurs report more asthma and chronic musculoskeletal pain. Compared with nonmigraineurs and to others with chronic conditions, migraineurs report compromised physical, mental, and social functioning, particularly those with a high frequency of attack.

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Health-related quality of life among Canadians with migraine

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Chronic daily headache: stress and impact on the quality of life

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