Correlation Between Life Events and Quality of Life in Patients with Medication-Overuse Headache

dc.contributor.authorAltintas, Ebru
dc.contributor.authorGoksel, Basak Karakurum
dc.contributor.authorTaskintuna, Nilgun
dc.contributor.authorSariturk, Cagla
dc.contributor.pubmedID28360716en_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-06T13:07:42Z
dc.date.available2019-10-06T13:07:42Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: The present study aimed to determine (a) the correlation between type and number of stressful life events and quality of life in patients with medication-overuse headache (MOH) and (b) whether stressful life events could be attributed to medication overuse and the conversion of headache to a chronic type. Methods: The present study included 114 patients aged between 15 and 65 years who met the criteria for headache classification of International Headache Society (IHS). The patients were divided into three groups according to the revised 2004 IHS classification; MOH (n= 64), chronic migraine (n=25) and episodic migraine (n=25). Detailed data on clinical and sociodemographic characteristics were recorded. Neurological and physical examinations were performed for differential diagnosis. The patients underwent structured clinical interviews for DSM-IV Inventory (SCID-I), Beck Anxiety Inventory, Beck Depression Inventory, Short Form-36 (SF-36) and Life Events List. Scores of these inventories were statistically compared. Results: Comparing MOH group with episodic migraine group via SF36, statistically significant decreases were observed in the subscales of physical role limitation (p=.024), pain (p=.0001), general health (p=.043) and social functioning (p=.004). There was a statistically significant correlation between the number of life events and the time the disease became chronic in the patient group with non-MOH chronic migraine (p=.027). Moreover, a statistically significant correlation was observed between stressful family life events and the body pain subscale of quality of life scale (p=.038). Conclusion: The present study demonstrates that stressful life events impair quality of life in patients with MOH. It was also found that number of stressful life events could be attributed to the conversion of headache to a chronic type.en_US
dc.identifier.endpage239en_US
dc.identifier.issn1300-0667
dc.identifier.issue3en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84941204418en_US
dc.identifier.startpage233en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://europepmc.org/backend/ptpmcrender.fcgi?accid=PMC5353054&blobtype=pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11727/4069
dc.identifier.volume52en_US
dc.identifier.wos000361692900005en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.relation.isversionof10.5152/npa.2015.8799en_US
dc.relation.journalNOROPSIKIYATRI ARSIVI-ARCHIVES OF NEUROPSYCHIATRYen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergien_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectMedication-overuse headacheen_US
dc.subjectstressful life eventsen_US
dc.subjectquality of lifeen_US
dc.titleCorrelation Between Life Events and Quality of Life in Patients with Medication-Overuse Headacheen_US
dc.typearticleen_US

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