Factors Associated with Headache Chronicity in Migraine Patients

Variables such as disability, depression, and lack of anger control are among the key factors associated with headache chronicity in patients who experience migraine, a new study found. The cross-sectional study included a target sample of 250 patients with acute or chronic migraine. All participants filled out questionnaires related to demographic characteristics, pain intensity, disability, depression, emotional intelligence, and anger. Researchers found:

• Patients with chronic migraine experienced higher levels of disability, depression, anger, and had lower levels of emotional intelligence vs patients with acute migraine.
• Variables that had a significant effect on headache chronicity were female gender, married status, lower level of education, headache duration, disability, depression, and anger.

Emadi F, Sharif F, Shaygan M, Sharifi N, Ashjazadeh N. Comparison of pain-related and psychological variables between acute and chronic migraine patients, and factors affecting headache chronicity. Int J Community Based Nurs Midwifery. 2019;7(3):192-200. doi: 10.30476/IJCBNM.2019.44994.

Variables such as disability, depression, and lack of anger control are among the key factors associated with headache chronicity in patients who experience migraine, a new study found. The cross-sectional study included a target sample of 250 patients with acute or chronic migraine. All participants filled out questionnaires related to demographic characteristics, pain intensity, disability, depression, emotional intelligence, and anger. Researchers found:

• Patients with chronic migraine experienced higher levels of disability, depression, anger, and had lower levels of emotional intelligence vs patients with acute migraine.
• Variables that had a significant effect on headache chronicity were female gender, married status, lower level of education, headache duration, disability, depression, and anger.

Emadi F, Sharif F, Shaygan M, Sharifi N, Ashjazadeh N. Comparison of pain-related and psychological variables between acute and chronic migraine patients, and factors affecting headache chronicity. Int J Community Based Nurs Midwifery. 2019;7(3):192-200. doi: 10.30476/IJCBNM.2019.44994.

Variables such as disability, depression, and lack of anger control are among the key factors associated with headache chronicity in patients who experience migraine, a new study found. The cross-sectional study included a target sample of 250 patients with acute or chronic migraine. All participants filled out questionnaires related to demographic characteristics, pain intensity, disability, depression, emotional intelligence, and anger. Researchers found:

• Patients with chronic migraine experienced higher levels of disability, depression, anger, and had lower levels of emotional intelligence vs patients with acute migraine.
• Variables that had a significant effect on headache chronicity were female gender, married status, lower level of education, headache duration, disability, depression, and anger.

Emadi F, Sharif F, Shaygan M, Sharifi N, Ashjazadeh N. Comparison of pain-related and psychological variables between acute and chronic migraine patients, and factors affecting headache chronicity. Int J Community Based Nurs Midwifery. 2019;7(3):192-200. doi: 10.30476/IJCBNM.2019.44994.