Evaluation of the Impact of Migraine and Episodic Tension‐type Headache on the Quality of Life and Performance of a University Student Population

AbstractThis study compared the severity of depression, anxiety, somatization, anxiety sensitivity, sleep disturbances, and quality of life (QoL) among children with migraine, children with tension-type headache (TTH), and healthy children. A total of 37 children with migraine, 22 with TTH, and a healthy control group (n = 35) participated in this study. Children with migraine exhibited higher depression and somatization and lower QoL scores than those in the control group. General sleep disturbances, bedtime resistance, sleep onset delay, sleep duration, sleep anxiety, night wakings, sleep-disordered breathing, and daytime sleepiness scores were also higher in those in the migraine group than in the control group. Regression models indicated that the severity of headache and depression scores significantly affected the QoLs of children with headache disorder as a whole. Migraine is associated with depression, somatization, sleep disturbances, and poor QoL, whereas TTH is associated with only sleep disturbances in childhood. The impact of headache on the QoL occurs mainly through the headache-specific and psychiatric factors.

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Quality of life in adolescents with headache: Results from a population-based survey

Cephalalgia ◽

10.1177/0333102409354389 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 30 (6) ◽

pp. 713-721 ◽

Cited By ~ 25

Author(s):

Astrid Milde-Busch ◽

Sabine Heinrich ◽

Silke Thomas ◽

Anja Kühnlein ◽

Katja Radon ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Chronic Conditions ◽

Population Based ◽

Tension Type Headache ◽

Physical Wellbeing ◽

Type Headache ◽

Stratified Analysis ◽

The Impact ◽

Population Based Survey

The aim of the investigation was to study the impact of headache on quality of life (QOL) in adolescents in a population-based sample ( N = 1047, aged between 13 and 17 years). QOL was assessed using the KINDL-R (Revidierter Kinder Lebensqualitätsfragebogen) questionnaire with its six dimensions. In order to assess potential differences in the impact on QOL according to the type of headache, a stratified analysis was performed. QOL differences compared to the ‘no headache’ group are presented with adjustment for socio-demographic confounders. Headache at least once per month was reported in 48% of the adolescents and accounted for a small but significant reduction of 2.5 points in the total KINDL-R score, which was mainly caused by a reduction in physical wellbeing by 6.8 points. Adolescents with migraine reported higher reductions in physical wellbeing and total QOL than subjects with tension-type headache (TTH). The size of the reduction in QOL scores was small but similar to that observed for other chronic conditions in adolescents. Headache prevention programs might therefore have an impact on QOL in adolescents.

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Quality of life research in patients suffering from tension type headache

Medicinski pregled ◽

10.2298/mpns0806215s ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 61 (5-6) ◽

pp. 215-221 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Svetlana Simic ◽

Petar Slankamenac ◽

Aleksandar Kopitovic ◽

Zita Jovin ◽

Sofija Banic-Horvat

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Tension Type Headache ◽

Control Group ◽

Quality Of Life Research ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Headache Type ◽

Type Headache ◽

The Impact ◽

Insight Into

The tension type headache is the most common headache type, which many men and women suffer from in one period of their life and aggravates business productivity, family and social functioning. Quality of life estimation in patients suffering from tension type headache enables us to get a better insight into the impact of the disease on the patient. The comparison among the quality of life in the patients suffering from tension type headache and the quality of life in the control group subjects has been carried out in a research by applying the QVM questionnaire. The obtained results have shown a significant difference in the quality of life and its sub domains indicating worse quality in the patients suffering from tension type headache.

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Health-related quality of life in tension-type headache: a population-based study

Scandinavian Journal of Pain ◽

10.1515/sjpain-2020-0166 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 0 (0) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Sait Ashina ◽

Dawn C. Buse ◽

Jakob B. Bjorner ◽

Lars Bendtsen ◽

Ann C. Lyngberg ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Episodic Migraine ◽

Tension Type Headache ◽

Eysenck Personality Questionnaire ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

Self Rated Health ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related ◽

Type Headache

Abstract Objectives Tension-type headache (TTH) is the most prevalent primary headache disorder. We assessed the cross-sectional impact of TTH on health related quality of life (HRQoL) in a general population. We also examined the association of HRQoL scores with headache frequency, disability, medication overuse, poor self-rated health, psychiatric comorbidity, and pain sensitivity in individuals with TTH. Methods A sample of 547 subjects completed a headache diagnostic interview, the SF-12 to calculate physical (PCS) and mental (MCS) health component scores, depression (major depression inventory [MDI]) and neuroticism (Eysenck Personality Questionnaire) measures. We defined the following headache diagnosis categories: pure TTH, pure migraine, and coexistent headache (TTH + migraine). Cases were further classified into chronic (≥15) or episodic (<15 headache days/month). Results Using generalized linear models (GLM) adjusted for age, sex and education, both PCS-12 and MCS-12 scores varied in groups distinguished by migraine and TTH status; scores were lower for individuals with coexistent headache (TTH + migraine; n=83), followed by pure TTH (n=97) and pure migraine (n=43) compared to the no headache group (n=324) (p≤0.001). In analyses considering chronicity, PCS-12 scores were lower in chronic coexistent headache followed by pure chronic TTH (CTTH), episodic migraine +/− episodic TTH (ETTH) and pure ETTH than in the no headache group (p≤0.001). MCS-12 scores were lower in pure CTTH, followed by chronic coexistent headache, episodic migraine +/− ETTH and pure ETTH compared to the no headache group (p≤0.001). Multiple regression models showed that in TTH, lower PCS-12 scores were associated with age (p=0.04), female sex (p=0.02), and poor self-rated health (p≤0.001). Lower MCS-12 scores in TTH were associated with depression (p≤0.001). Conclusions In a population sample, TTH, and to higher degree CTTH, are associated with decreased HRQoL.

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Tension Type Headache

Handbook of Research on Advancements of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Engineering - Advances in Healthcare Information Systems and Administration ◽

10.4018/978-1-7998-2120-5.ch017 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 318-358 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Rohit Rastogi ◽

Devendra Kumar Chaturvedi ◽

Mayank Gupta

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Internet Of Things ◽

Daily Life ◽

Research Work ◽

Tension Type Headache ◽

Common Type ◽

Fast Pace ◽

Type Headache ◽

Environment Stress

Development in the field of technology is growing with a fast pace, mainly the IoT (internet of things). It is an interface between machine-to-machine, machine-to-human, machine-to-infrastructure as well as machine-to-environment. Stress, especially TTH (tension type headache), is a serious problem in today's world. Now every person in this world is facing headache and stress-related problems in daily life. To measure the stress level, the authors have introduced the concept of EEG, EMG, and GSR biofeedback. In case of TTH, human is in a state in which one experiences pain like a physical weight or a tight band around one's head. TTH is different from migraine as it can be affected due to everyday activities. The most common type of primitive headache is tension type headache (TTH). The focus of the research work was to compare the impression of EMG-, GSR-, and EEG-integrated biofeedback on stress due to headache and quality of life of the subjects under consideration.

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Psychometrics and Validity of the Survey of Memory-Related Quality of Life in HIV Disease

Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology ◽

10.1093/arclin/acz055 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Kelli L Sullivan ◽

Paulina A Kulesz ◽

Steven Paul Woods

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Reliability And Validity ◽

Self Report ◽

Memory Problems ◽

Incremental Value ◽

Related Quality ◽

And Performance ◽

Future Work ◽

The Impact

Abstract Objective Retrospective and prospective memory deficits are associated with lower quality of life (QoL); however, there are no validated measures that comprehensively and directly assess the impact of memory problems on QoL. The Survey of Memory-Related Quality of Life (SMRQoL) was developed as a 30-item questionnaire to measure memory-related QoL. Method Both HIV+ (n = 195) and HIV− (n = 146) participants completed the SMRQoL, a neurocognitive research battery, and validated self-report questionnaires of memory, QoL, and mood. Participants were recruited into younger (age ≤ 40 years) and older (age ≥ 50 years) groups per the parent study design. Results The SMRQoL had a unidimensional factor structure and demonstrated measurement invariance across the HIV+ and HIV− participants. Analyses of 111 clinically stable participants (e.g., persons with no incident or remitting central nervous system disorders) who returned for a 14-month follow-up visit indicated that the SMRQoL had adequate test–retest stability. There was a significant interaction of age and HIV status on the SMRQoL, such that older HIV+ participants reported the lowest memory-related QoL. SMRQoL scores were associated with validated measures of mental and physical QoL, self-reported memory and cognitive symptoms, and performance-based memory and executive functions. Conclusions The SMRQoL shows evidence of reliability and validity as a measure of memory-related QoL that can be used to assess the impact of memory problems on everyday life, but future work is needed to demonstrate the measure’s incremental value in the context of diagnosis and treatment.

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Interaction between anxiety, depression, quality of life and clinical parameters in chronic tension-type headache

European Journal of Pain ◽

10.1016/j.ejpain.2007.12.016 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 12 (7) ◽

pp. 886-894 ◽

Cited By ~ 28

Author(s):

Cecilia Peñacoba-Puente ◽

César Fernández-de-las-Peñas ◽

Jose L. González-Gutierrez ◽

Juan C. Miangolarra-Page ◽

Juan A. Pareja

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Tension Type Headache ◽

Clinical Parameters ◽

Chronic Tension Type Headache ◽

Type Headache ◽

Anxiety Depression

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The number of active trigger points is associated with sensory and emotional aspects of health-related quality of life in tension type headache

Scandinavian Journal of Pain ◽

10.1016/j.sjpain.2017.04.008 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 16 (1) ◽

pp. 166-166

Author(s):

M. Palacios-Ceña ◽

K. Wang ◽

M. Castaldo ◽

S. Fuensalida-Novo ◽

C. Ordás-Bandera ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Bodily Pain ◽

Trigger Points ◽

Tension Type Headache ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

Emotional Role ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related ◽

Type Headache

Abstract Aims Some evidence supports that referred pain elicited by active trigger points (TrPs) reproduces some features of tension type headache (TTH). Our aim was to investigate the association between the number of active TrPs and health-related quality of life TTH. Methods Patients with TTH diagnosed by experienced neurologists according to the last International Headache Classification (ICHD-III) were included. Exclusion criteria included other primary headaches, medication overuse headache, whiplash injury or fibromyalgia. TrPs were bilaterally explored within the masseter, temporalis, trapezius, sternocleidomastoid, splenius capitis, and suboccipital. Health-related quality of life was assessed with the SF-36 questionnaire including 8 domains: physical functioning, physical role, bodily pain, general health, vitality, social functioning, role-emotional, and mental health. Higher scores represent better quality of life. Spearman correlation coefficients were used to determine correlations between the active TrPs and SF-36. Results Two hundred and two patients (mean age: 45±12 years) with a headache frequency of 17±7 days/month participated. Each patient with TTH exhibited 4.7±2.9 active TrPs. The number of active TrPs showed moderate weak negative associations with bodily pain (rs: −0.216; P =0.002), emotional role (rs: -0.185; P = 0.008) and vitality (rs: –0.161; P = 0.02), but not with the remaining domains: the higher the number of active TrPs, the worse the emotional role and vitality and the higher the pain interference with daily life. These results were similar in both frequent episodic and chronic TTH. Conclusions The number of active TrPs was associated with sensory and emotional aspects of quality of life in a cohort of subjects with TTH.

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Is There a Relation between Tension-Type Headache, Temporomandibular Disorders and Sleep?

Pain Research and Treatment ◽

10.1155/2013/845684 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 2013 ◽

pp. 1-6 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

N. Caspersen ◽

J. R. Hirsvang ◽

L. Kroell ◽

F. Jadidi ◽

L. Baad-Hansen ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Oral Health ◽

Temporomandibular Disorders ◽

Health Impact ◽

Tension Type Headache ◽

Poor Sleep ◽

Pain Scores ◽

Type Headache ◽

First Time

Introduction. Tension-Type Headache (TTH) is the most prevalent headache often associated with impaired function and quality of life. Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD) and TTH frequently coexist; characterized by pericranial tenderness and impact on daily life. We aim to apply a standardized questionnaire for TMD to characterize and analyse an eventual relation between sleep and oral health in TTH in a controlled design. Material and Methods. 58 consecutive TTH patients and 58 healthy controls were included. The Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (RDC/TMD) questionnaire, Oral Health Impact profile (OHIP) and questionnaires for sleep were applied. Results. TTH-patients had significantly higher pain scores (), decreased quality of life (), and higher total sleep scores () compared to controls. Conclusion. For the first time we have identified a clear relation between TTH and TMD symptoms, depression, anxiety, poor sleep, and impairments of oral function in carefully classified patients. These findings indicate a close, but incomplete, overlap between TTH and TMD. Their underlying pathophysiological mechanisms need further research.

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