scholarly journals EHMTI-0185. “Perceived stress index among school adolescents with primary headaches (tension-type headache or migraine) in Tashkent”

2014 ◽  
Vol 15 (S1) ◽  
Author(s):  
S Gazieva ◽  
ANNA Prokhorova ◽  
N Rashidova
2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Priyanka Yadav

Background: Tension-type headaches (TTH), together with migraines, are the most common primary headaches, affecting 80% of the general population. Stress is known to be a contributing factor to chronic tension-type headache (CTH), with research indicating that mental stress is the most commonly reported trigger and aggravating factor of a CTH episode. The study was conducted to find out the prevalence of TTH among youths of 18-25 age reporting frequent headache and to compare the perceived stress level among the diagnosed male and females of TTH. Methods: Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) rating and an IHS (International Headache Society) TTH Diagnostic questionnaire were used in this study. A sample of 150 students including 75 males and 75 females in the age group of 18-25 years complaining of frequent headache were taken from different colleges and universities located in Rewari district of Haryana. In the second phase, only the diagnosed cases of tension type headache participated in the study and fill the perceived stress scale questionnaire. After data collection, analysis of data using SPSS software was done which then further help in testing the hypothesis and extracting the result and inferences. Descriptive analysis of quantitative data expressed as mean and standard deviation. Mean and Chi square test were used for comparison of individual on quantitative parameters between groups. P value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: The mean age of subjects with TTH was 22.79 ±2.14. Prevalence of TTH among frequent headache sufferers is 68%. Out of 68% TTH cases 66.7% subjects have episodic TTH and 33.3% have chronic TTH. Value of PSS * Gender Pearson chi square is 5.151 at a significance value of .076 and it shows that there would be no significant differences exist between males and females on perceived stress score. Conclusion: TTH is more prevalent among females as compared to males. No significant differences exist between males and females on perceived stress scores.


Cephalalgia ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 33 (16) ◽  
pp. 1311-1318 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesco Margari ◽  
Elisabetta Lucarelli ◽  
Francesco Craig ◽  
Maria G Petruzzelli ◽  
Paola A Lecce ◽  
...  

Background Recurrent headache is common in childhood, but there is not a great amount of data on the associations between headaches and psychopathology in children. Objective The aim of this study is to examine the relationships between primary headaches and psychopathology in children, using both the categorical and dimensional assessment. Methods The sample consisted of 70 patients with primary headache compared to a matched sample of 50 healthy children. Psychiatric comorbidity was defined according to the diagnostic criteria of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Disorders. Child psychopathology outcomes were assessed using child- and parent-reported standardized instruments. Results Internalizing and externalizing problems were significantly represented among children with headaches compared to the control group, respectively 63% and 27%, without significant differences between migraine and tension-type headache children. Moreover, a total of 26% of the children with a headache reported psychiatric comorbidity such as anxiety and mood disorders. Conclusion The dimensional approach improves accuracy in the recognition of emotional and behavioral problems compared to the categorical approach; however, the use of both of these approaches could be useful for clinical practice, treatment and research.


Cephalalgia ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (6) ◽  
pp. 761-784 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel Potter ◽  
Katrin Probyn ◽  
Celia Bernstein ◽  
Tamar Pincus ◽  
Martin Underwood ◽  
...  

Background or aim Despite guidelines and the International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD-III beta) criteria, the diagnosis of common chronic headache disorders can be challenging for non-expert clinicians. The aim of the review was to identify headache classification tools that could be used by a non-expert clinician to classify common chronic disorders in primary care. Methods We conducted a systematic literature review of studies validating diagnostic and classification headache tools published between Jan 1988 and June 2016 from key databases: MEDLINE, ASSIA, Embase, Web of Knowledge and PsycINFO. Quality assessment was assessed using items of the Quality of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies (QUADAS-2). Results The search identified 38 papers reporting the validation of 30 tools designed to diagnose, classify or screen for headache disorders; nine for multiple headache types, and 21 for one headache type only. We did not identify a tool validated in a primary care that can be used by a non-expert clinician to classify common chronic headache disorders and screen for primary headaches other than migraine and tension-type headache in primary care. Conclusions Despite the availability of many headache classification tools we propose the need for a tool that could support primary care clinicians in diagnosing and managing chronic headache disorders within primary care, and allow more targeted referral to headache specialists.


2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 3-7
Author(s):  
М.Ю. Дельва ◽  
І.І. Дельва ◽  
В.А. Пінчук ◽  
Г.Я. Силенко ◽  
А.М. Кривчун

Introduction. A study of medication overuse headache (MOH) can define the risk group for MOH in patients with primary headaches. The aim of the research is to study the socio-demographic, clinical and pharmacotherapeutic characteristics of patients with MOH and chronic tension-type headache (CTTH). Material and methods. We examined 28 patients with MOH in combination with CTTH and 34 patients with CTTH. MOH and CTTH were diagnosed according to the International Classification of Headache Disorders 3rd revision. Anxiety and depressive signs were assessed by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; abdominal obesity was determined using waist circumference. Quantitative values were presented as the median and the interquartile range. Quantitative samples were analyzed according to Mann-Whitney U-test, qualitative samples - according to Fisher's exact test. Differences at p <0.05 were considered significant. Results. Patients with MOH and CTTH had the following characteristics: female gender - 79%, age - 41.0 (33.0-49.5) years, familyless state - 54%, higher education - 25%, employment - 46%, smoking - 43%, anxiety signs - 71%, depressive signs - 75%, cervicalgia - 36%, lower back pain - 61%, arterial hypertension - 21%, diabetes mellitus - 7%, abdominal obesity - 46%, mild traumatic brain injury - 43%, headache intensity - 5.0 (4.0-6.3) points on a visual analog scale, duration of headache attacks - 7.0 (5.0-8.3) hours, age of CTTH onset - 31,5 (23,0-41,0) years, duration of CTTH - 9.0 (6,8-10,3) years, duration of MOH – 15.5 (8.3-20.8) months. Patients with MOH and CTTH compared to patients with CTTH were significantly younger, had a history of traumatic brain injury, had significantly more headache days per month. Patients with MOH and CTTH overused combined analgesics (47%), nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (32%), triptans with analgesics (21%). Abortive medications had been used on 23.0 (18.0-28.5) days a month, in form of 32.0 (27.3 -41.8) doses a month.


2011 ◽  
pp. 46-49
Author(s):  
Mario Fernando Prieto Peres ◽  
Daniel Krempel Amado ◽  
André Leite Gonçalves ◽  
Reinaldo Ribeiro ◽  
Jorge Roberto Pagura ◽  
...  

Introduction: Primary headaches are common conditions. In Brazil, the prevalence of migraine is 15.2%, tension-type headache 13% and chronic daily headache (CDH) 6.9%. Although frequent disorders a proportion of patients are undertreated. Patients patterns of headache care can trend toward acute medication only and those in need of prevention may not receive it. Objective: To estimate the rates of preventive treatment in primary headache sufferers. Methods: A telephone interview containing questions about headache and socio-demographic characteristics was applied to 3,848 people from 27 States of Brazil, in its five geographical regions. We considered MIDAS > 10 points as a marker for the need of preventive treatment. Patients were asked if they were taking any medication on a daily basis or any treatment to prevent headaches from happening. Subjects were divided into: 1. Those who responded positively for the question regarding preventive treatment regardless of the treatment type. 2. Those who responded positively for the question, but only medications or treatments studied for migraine prevention, labeled as "Correct treatment" 3. Those who responded positively for the question, but only medications or treatments from the prevention consensus (Brazilian Headache Society), labeled as "Consensus treatment" Results: In total, 12.8% of primary headache sufferers had MIDAS higher than 10, meeting criteria for prophylactic treatment, but only 8.4% of them reported it, 3.9% were using a right preventive treatment. The percentage of patients in need for prevention was 24.7% in migraine, 15.6 % in probable migraine, 5 % for tension-type headache (TTH) and 4% for probable TTH. Only 2.6% of migraineurs, 7.5% of probable migraine patients, 4.3% of tension-type headache and 0% of probable TTH received proper preventive treatment Conclusion: Primary headaches are common, debilitating conditions but a substantial proportion of those who might need prevention do not receive it. Patient education, public health initiatives in order to deliver migraine and other primary headaches treatment for the general population should be considered not only in Brazil, but worldwide.


2019 ◽  
pp. 66-69
Author(s):  
Vanessa Nagel ◽  
Sol Cavanagh ◽  
Marina Olivier ◽  
Natalia Larripa ◽  
Maria T Gutierrez ◽  
...  

Objective: Headache is one of the most frequent reason for consultations in neurology. The global prevalence among adults with migraine is approximately 10% with migraine, 40% for tension-type headache (TTH) and 3% for chronic daily headache. The purpose of this study is to analyze the prevalence of the diagnoses of headache and craniofacial pain among patients evaluated in a specialized headache clinic of Buenos Aires during 2017. Methods: Retrospective, descriptive study. We reviewed the electronic medical records of patients who consulted for headaches or craniofacial pain from January 1st to December 31st, 2017. Diagnoses were made according to the criteria of the International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD-3). Results: We reviewed 3254 electronic medical records and documented 3941 diagnoses: headache (93.03%), craniofacial pain (3.62%) and unclassifiable (3.35%). The average age was 43.14 years. 80.7% were women. Primary headaches were the most frequent diagnoses (78.54%). Migraine represented the main diagnosis (87.42%). Episodic migraine without aura was the most prevalent diagnosis (48%). Tension- type headache (TTH) was found in 8.74% of cases of primary headaches and Trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias (TACs) in 2.89%. Medication-overuse headache (MOH) represented 77.93% of the secondary headaches, and most of them also met chronic migraine criteria fulfilled criteria of chronic migraine. Primary trigeminal neuralgia represented 50% of craniofacial pain and 27% were secondary trigeminal neuralgia, mostly postherpetic or posterior to dental procedures. Regardin to the frecuency, 33.58% of the patients had chronic headache. Conclusion: In our section, migraine is the most frequent diagnosis followed by medication-overuse headache. The percentage of chronic headache is higher than the prevalence in the general population, probably because it is a tertiary center.


Cephalalgia ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 299-306
Author(s):  
Torsten Kraya ◽  
Malte Schulz-Ehlbeck ◽  
Philipp Burow ◽  
Stefan Watzke ◽  
Stephan Zierz

Background Headache attributed to ingestion or inhalation of a cold stimulus (HICS), colloquially called ice-cream headache, is a common form of a primary headache in adults and children. However, previous studies on adults are limited due to the small number of patients. Furthermore, most of the subjects in previous studies had a history of other primary headaches. Methods Biographic data, clinical criteria of HICS and prevalence of primary headache were collected by a standardized questionnaire. A total of 1213 questionnaires were distributed; the return rate was 51.9% (n = 629); 618 questionnaires could be analyzed. Results In a cohort of 618 people aged between 17–63 years (females: n = 426, 68.9%), the prevalence of HICS was 51.3% (317 out of 618). There was no difference between men and women (51.3% vs. 51.6%). The duration of HICS was shorter than 30 sec in 92.7%. In the HICS group, localization of the pain was occipital in 17%. Trigemino-autonomic symptoms occurred in 22%, and visual phenomena (e.g. flickering lights, spots or lines) were reported by 18% of the HICS group. The pain intensity, but not the prevalence of HICS, was higher when tension-type headache and migraine or both were present as co-morbid primary headaches (Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) 4.58 and 6.54, p = 0.006). There was no higher risk of participants with migraine getting HICS than for those who did not have migraine (odds ratio = 1.17, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.75–1.83; p = 0.496). Conclusion The results of this study modified the current criteria for HICS in the ICHD-3 regarding duration and localization. In addition, accompanying symptoms in about one fifth of the participants are not mentioned in the ICHD-3. Neither migraine nor tension-type headache seems to be a risk factor for HICS. However, accompanying symptoms in HICS are more frequent in subjects with another primary headache than in those without such a headache.


2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (01) ◽  
pp. 089-094
Author(s):  
Sunil Pradhan ◽  
Animesh Das ◽  
Jayashri Ghosh

Abstract Objectives The diagnosis of migraine depends on various characteristics of headache with their associated constitutional symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, photophobia, and phonophobia. Relatively severe intensity, throbbing character, unilaterality, and aggravation with physical activity are the key features of migraine headache. We did this study to describe a new symptom (step-headache) in migraine in which some patients complained of uncomfortable or painful thump over the head with each footstep during walking or running. Materials and Methods Self-designed proforma was filled in each clinically diagnosed patient of migraine or tension-type headache in an outpatient clinic setting. The symptom designated here as step-headache was evaluated in 150 patients of migraine including 26 patients with overlapping headache and 244 patients of tension-type headache. Binary logistic regression was used for association analysis of step-headache with subgroups of migraine and with other migraine features. Statistical Analysis Frequency distributions were expressed as numbers (percentages) or mean ± standard deviation. Binary logistic regression was used for association analysis of step-headache with subgroups of migraine and with other migraine features. Results Step-headache was experienced by 97 (64.67%) migraine patients with nearly equal distribution among the two clinical subtypes (61.5% for migraine with aura and 65.3% for migraine without aura) but with high prevalence among perimenopausal onset migraine. Of all the patients who had this symptom, 77.32% experienced it during all the migraine attacks. The step-headache was differentiable from throbs of migraine and their exacerbation during physical activity by its synchrony with footsteps and its presence during nonpulsatile headaches or nonheadache phases of migraine. Sensitivity of this symptom was 64.67% while specificity was 100%. Conclusion Among primary headaches, step-headache is a less well-known but common and distinct symptom of migraine. It has good sensitivity and high specificity for migraine.


2007 ◽  
Vol 65 (4b) ◽  
pp. 1130-1133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Facundo Burgos Ruiz Jr ◽  
Márcia Silva Santos ◽  
Helen Souto Siqueira ◽  
Ulisses Correa Cotta

In order to analyze the clinical features, approach and treatment of patients with acute primary headaches seen at the Clinics Hospital of the Federal University of Uberlândia (HC-UFU) throughout 2005, the medical charts of 109 patients were evaluated through a standardized questionnaire as to age, gender, main diagnosis, characteristics of the headache attacks, diagnostic tests and treatment. Probable migraine was the most common type of primary headache (47.7%), followed by probable tension-type headache (37.6%), unspecified headache (11.9%), and headache not elsewhere classified (2.8%). As to characteristics of the crisis, the location of the pain was described in 86.2% of the patients. The most commonly used drugs for treatment of acute headache attacks were dipyrone (74.5%), tenoxicam (31.8%), diazepam (20.9%), dimenhydrate (10.9%), and metochlopramide (9.9%). The data collected are in agreement with those reported in literature. In most cases, treatment was not what is recommended by consensus or clinical studies with appropriate methodology. Therefore, we suggest the introduction of a specific acute headache management protocol which could facilitate the diagnosis, treatment and management of these patients.


2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 767-775
Author(s):  
Devrimsel Harika Ertem ◽  
Ayhan Bingol ◽  
Busra Ugurcan ◽  
Özlem Mercan ◽  
Ismail Simsek ◽  
...  

There is a lack of data on parental attitudes toward children with primary headaches. The aim of this study is to determine whether there is a relationship between primary headaches and parental attitudes in the pre-adolescent pediatric population. In this cross-sectional study, 195 children with primary headache and 43 healthy children aged 9–16 years were included. A questionnaire for sociodemographic variables, visual analog scale (VAS), Social Anxiety Scale and Depression Inventory for Adolescents and Children, and Parental Attitudes Determining Scale (PATS), which is an attitude measure specifically designed to evaluate psychological adjustment, were administered. Of 195 children (female/male ratio: 89/106, mean age: 12.59 ± 1.09 years), episodic migraine ( n = 90), chronic migraine ( n = 25), and tension-type headache ( n = 80) were evaluated. There was no significant difference among headache groups and healthy subjects in terms of depression, anxiety, and fathers’ attitude scale scores. However, there were significant differences in mean mothers’ attitude scale scores and VAS scores ( p = .002, p = .000). Mean oppressive-authoritarian attitude subscale scores of mothers’ was significantly higher in children with chronic migraine ( p = .000). A relationship between depression and VAS scores among all patient groups was detected ( p = .000). Parental age was negatively related to PATS scores of children with episodic migraine and tension-type headache ( p = .037 and p = .036). Parental attitudes may elevate psychiatric symptoms and influence children’s perception of pain intensity and result in chronification of headache. Our findings support that mothers’ attitude toward children with chronic migraine has strong impacts on the child’s pain experience.


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