2016
DOI: 10.1177/0091217416680804
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Depression and insomnia are independently associated with satisfaction and enjoyment of life in medication-overuse headache patients

Abstract: Objective Medication-overuse headache is often comorbid with emotional disturbances and disordered personality traits. The aim of the present study was to determine whether depression and insomnia complaints were associated with satisfaction and enjoyment with one's own life in medication-overuse headache patients, and whether insomnia complaints were able to explain part of the variance of Quality of Life explained by depression. Methods Participants were 187 consecutive adult outpatients admitted to the Regi… Show more

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“…An Italian version of the Q-LES-Q, which was administered, has been shown to be a valid and reliable measure 38 and has been used effectively in headache patients. 39 In the present study, the Cronbach alpha was 0.91.…”
Section: Methodssupporting
confidence: 43%
“…An Italian version of the Q-LES-Q, which was administered, has been shown to be a valid and reliable measure 38 and has been used effectively in headache patients. 39 In the present study, the Cronbach alpha was 0.91.…”
Section: Methodssupporting
confidence: 43%
“…62 An adult study also reported an independent association of selfreported depression and worse QoL in children with headache. 63 Contrary to the results from a past study, 28 we did not find a link between sociodemographic factors and QoLs of children with headache. Until date, research studies have not usually focused the headache-specific, psychiatric, and sociodemographic factors together, and mixed results regarding the determinants of QoL seem to be stem from methodological differences among studies.…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 99%
“…Items are rated on a 5-point scale from 1 ( not at all or never ) to 5 ( frequently or all of the time ), with higher scores denoting greater levels of job satisfaction. An Italian version of the Q-LES-Q, which was administered, has been shown to be a valid and reliable measure [32] and has been used effectively in headache patients [33]. In the present study, the Cronbach alpha was 0.91.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 60%