Quality of life in primary headaches and biofeedback effects

Determinants of quality of life (QoL) in primary headaches remain unclear. We studied QoL in 107 patients (50 migraine patients, 57 tension-type headache — TTH-patients) and 10 healthy subjects. QoL in headache patients was reduced and strongly correlated with passive coping strategies preference, levels of anxiety and depression. In migraine QoL depended on duration of the disease, intensity of pain and MIDAS score. In TTH no clinical features of the disease influenced QoL. Biofeedback showed high effectiveness in primary headaches which depended on coping strategies of patients.

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Patient’s personality and quality of life in migraine

Bulletin of Siberian Medicine ◽

10.20538/1682-0363-2009-1(2)-78-82 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 8 (1(2)) ◽

pp. 78-82

Author(s):

N. L. Starikova ◽

O. S. Shubina

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Coping Strategies ◽

Healthy Subjects ◽

Anxiety And Depression ◽

Strongly Correlated ◽

Passive Coping

Determinants of quality of life (QL) in migraine remain unclear. We studied QL in 70 migraine patients and 10 healthy subjects. QL in migraine strongly correlated with passive coping strategies preference, levels of anxiety and depression. Conclusion: patient’s personality determinates QL in migraine.

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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 ◽

...

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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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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PROFILE OF PRIMARY HEADACHE PATIENTS IN NEUROLOGICAL POLYCLINIC

JPHV (Journal of Pain, Vertigo and Headache) ◽

10.21776/ub.jphv.2021.002.01.1 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 1-4

Author(s):

Yulia Damayanti ◽

Eko Arisetijono Marhaendraputro ◽

Widodo Mardi Santoso ◽

Dessika Rahmawati

Keyword(s):

Primary Headache ◽

Tension Type Headache ◽

Analysis Technique ◽

Social Quality Of Life ◽

Type Headache ◽

Observational Descriptive Study ◽

Life Work ◽

Headache Patients ◽

Research Show

Headache is the most common neurological disorder among all the symptoms of general health problems. Headaches are the most frequently complained of after back pain, which brings someone to the doctor and harms personal, family, social, quality of life, work, and finances. This study aims to find out the characteristics of primary headache patients in the neurological polyclinic, RSUD dr. Saiful Anwar Malang. The design of this research was an observational descriptive study of the filled headache questionnaire was to determine the characteristics of headache patients who visited the neurological polyclinic at dr. Saiful Anwar Malang with complaints of primary headache. The procedure of this research is to provide a questionnaire. The data analysis technique used is that the research variables will be presented in the frequency distribution table. The results of this research show that primary headache was more common in women as many as 19 people (61%) compared to male 12 people (39%). Most of the primary headache patients who came to the neurological clinic of Saiful Anwar Hospital were 30-60 years old. Tension-Type Headache (TTH) in this study had the highest percentage of 58%. In this study, cluster headache two patients all attacked women.

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BIOFEEDBACK IN MIGRAINE TREATMENT

Bulletin of Siberian Medicine ◽

10.20538/1682-0363-2013-2-119-123 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 12 (2) ◽

pp. 119-123

Author(s):

N. L. Starikova

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Coping Strategies ◽

Active Coping ◽

Anxiety And Depression ◽

Migraine Treatment ◽

Quality Of Life Questionnaires ◽

Midas Questionnaire

Purpose: to investigate determinants of biofeedback efficacy in migraine. 50 migraine patients were included. MIDAS questionnaire, Spielberger’s and Beck’s questionnaires, Vanderbielt’s inventory, generic and migraine-specific quality of life questionnaires were used. Conclusion: biofeedback efficacy doesn’t depend on anxiety and depression scores prior to treatment, but correlate with active coping-strategies scores.

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Pain coping strategies and their association with quality of life in people with Parkinson’s disease: A cross-sectional study

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0257966 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 16 (11) ◽

pp. e0257966

Author(s):

Tino Prell ◽

Jenny Doris Liebermann ◽

Sarah Mendorf ◽

Thomas Lehmann ◽

Hannah M. Zipprich

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Coping Strategies ◽

Motor Function ◽

Active Coping ◽

Pain Rating ◽

Pain Coping ◽

Coping Response ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Passive Coping

Objective To develop multidimensional approaches for pain management, this study aimed to understand how PD patients cope with pain. Design Cross-sectional, cohort study. Setting Monocentric, inpatient, university hospital. Participants 52 patients with Parkinson’s disease (without dementia) analysed. Primary and secondary outcome measures Motor function, nonmotor symptoms, health-related quality of life (QoL), and the Coping Strategies Questionnaire were assessed. Elastic net regularization and multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) were used to study the association among coping, clinical parameters, and QoL. Results Most patients cope with pain through active cognitive (coping self-statements) and active behavioral strategies (increasing pain behaviors and increasing activity level). Active coping was associated with lower pain rating. Regarding QoL domains, active coping was associated with better physical functioning and better energy, whereas passive coping was associated with poorer emotional well-being. However, as demonstrated by MANOVA, the impact of coping factors (active and passive) on the Short Form 36 domains was negligible after correction for age, motor function, and depression. Conclusion Passive coping strategies are the most likely coping response of those with depressive symptoms, whereas active coping strategies are the most likely coping response to influence physical function. Although coping is associated with pain rating, the extent that pain coping responses can impact on QoL seems to be low.

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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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