Headache Intensity and Quality of Life in Adolescents. How are Changes in Headache Intensity in Adolescents Related to Changes in Experienced Quality of Life?

Objective.‐To investigate the relationship between changes in actual presence of headache and the experience of different subdomains of quality of life (QoL) in adolescents. Design.‐Diary entered measurements of headache intensity and frequency were related to simultaneously recorded data on a QoL q...

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Published in:Headache 1997-01, Vol.37 (1), p.37-42
Main Authors: Langeveld, Johannes H., Koot, Hans M., Passchier, Jan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
adolescents
Biological and medical sciences
headache
Headache - classification
Headache - psychology
headache diary
Headache. Facial pains. Syncopes. Epilepsia. Intracranial hypertension. Brain oedema. Cerebral palsy
Humans
Medical sciences
migraine
Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes)
Neurology
Psychology, Adolescent
Quality of Life
Records
Retrospective Studies
Severity of Illness Index
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Summary:Objective.‐To investigate the relationship between changes in actual presence of headache and the experience of different subdomains of quality of life (QoL) in adolescents. Design.‐Diary entered measurements of headache intensity and frequency were related to simultaneously recorded data on a QoL questionnaire for adolescents. Setting.‐Subjects completed both the QoL questionnaires and the headache diaries at home. Subjects.‐Subjects were selected by screening the total population of two secondary schools (N=1566) for headache and migraine symptoms. Sixty‐four students subject to chronic headache or migraine participated in the study. All subjects were diagnosed by a neurologist, following the IHS criteria for migraine. Conclusion.‐Changes in headache intensity and frequency were related to changes in self‐reported QoL within all QoL subdomains. More headache coincided with a lower self‐reported QoL.
ISSN:0017-8748
1526-4610
DOI:10.1046/j.1526-4610.1997.3701037.x