Quality of life in chronic daily headache

Guitera, Victoria; Muñoz, Pilar Ezquerra; Castillo, J.; Pascual, Julio

doi:10.1212/wnl.58.7.1062

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“…Guitera et al [22] studied HRQoL by SF-36 in 89 unselected subjects from an epidemiological study in the general population who suffered from chronic daily headache (CDH) and compared HRQoL in this group with that of 89 healthy matched subjects. Of the CDH patients, 50 subjects suffered from chronic tension-type headache (CTTH), 37 had transformed migraine (TM), and two had new daily persistent headache.…”

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The impact of headache on quality of life

Terwindt¹,

Ferrari²,

Launer

2003

J Headache Pain

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Section: Quality Of Life In Chronic Daily Headachementioning

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The impact of headache on quality of life

Terwindt¹,

Ferrari²,

Launer

2003

J Headache Pain

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“…Similarly, the relationship between length of pain and analgesics intake was significant for all the days (OR=2. [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14], as it can be seen in Fig 2. A statistically significant relationship was not found between the items devised to measure headache related missing workdays and the golden standard (data not shown).…”

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“…controls 5,6 . Several factors might affect the internal validity of studies in CDH patients, among them the lack of reliable measurement instruments.…”

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“…El diario tiene una adecuada consistencia interna (≈75% de la varianza), se correlaciona con la entrevista médica (rho de Spearman y tau de Kendall >0.8 para cada dominio) y tiene sensibilidad y especificidad estables y satisfactorias (82 a 96%). Conclusiones: Este diario de cefalea es un instrumento confiable y registra las principales características de las cefaleas en pacientes con cefalea crónica diaria.Palabras-Clave: Colombia, diagnóstico, cefalea, registros médicos, reproducibilidad de resultados, estudios de validación.controls 5,6 . Several factors might affect the internal validity of studies in CDH patients, among them the lack of reliable measurement instruments.…”

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Devising and validating a headache diary in a series of patients with chronic daily headache from Colombia

Torres

Otálvaro

Vargas³

et al. 2012

Arq. Neuro-Psiquiatr.

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Objective: To devise and test the reliability and validity of a brief headache diary in a series of Colombian patients with chronic daily headache. Methods: The study was designed in five stages: selection of domains (group of patients and experts); initial devising of the items (writing group); identification of non-understandable items (n=20); assessment of internal consistency (n=100); assessment of validity and assessment of sensitivity to change during seven consecutive days (n=25, 175 observations). Results: Five domains were selected: headache presence, severity and length of pain, analgesics intake, and missing workdays. The headache diary is internally consistent (≈75% of rotated variance), correlates with the medical interview (Spearman's rho and Kendall's tau over 0.8 for each domain) and it has an adequate and stable sensitivity and specificity (82 to 96%). Conclusions: This headache diary is a reliable and valid instrument and represents the most important features affecting Colombian patients with chronic daily headache.Key words: Colombia, diagnosis, headache disorders, medical records, reproducibility of results, validation studies. resumenObjetivo: Diseñar y testar la validez y reproducibilidad de un diario de cefalea en una serie de pacientes Colombianos con cefalea crónica diaria. Métodos: El estudio fue diseñado en cinco fases: selección de los dominios (grupo de pacientes y expertos); diseño inicial de los ítems (grupo redactor); identificación de ítems no comprensibles (n=20); determinación de la consistencia interna (n=100); determinación de la validez y la sensibilidad al cambio durante siete días consecutivos (n=25, 175 observaciones). Resultados: Fueron seleccionados cinco dominios: presencia, severidad y duración del dolor, ingesta de analgésicos y días laborales perdidos. El diario tiene una adecuada consistencia interna (≈75% de la varianza), se correlaciona con la entrevista médica (rho de Spearman y tau de Kendall >0.8 para cada dominio) y tiene sensibilidad y especificidad estables y satisfactorias (82 a 96%). Conclusiones: Este diario de cefalea es un instrumento confiable y registra las principales características de las cefaleas en pacientes con cefalea crónica diaria.Palabras-Clave: Colombia, diagnóstico, cefalea, registros médicos, reproducibilidad de resultados, estudios de validación.controls 5,6 . Several factors might affect the internal validity of studies in CDH patients, among them the lack of reliable measurement instruments.Lipton et al. defined CDH as headaches that occur for ≥4 hours a day on ≥15 days a month over three months 7 . In the next decade,

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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

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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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Quality of life in chronic daily headache

Abstract: In the general population, CDH reduced all QoL aspects studied with the SF-36. This reduction in QoL was most marked in subjects with analgesic overuse. QoL was affected more by the chronicity than by the intensity of pain.

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