Impact of Parental Migraine on Adolescent Children

Parental migraine impacts children aged 11 to 17 living in the home, particularly in the domains of global well‐being and the parent/child relationship, according to a recent study. This cross‐sectional observational study included parents who met International Classification of Headache Disorders criteria for migraine and their 11- to 17‐year‐old children currently living with the parent with migraine recruited from neurologist offices and online. Researchers found:

• Children (n=40) reported the greatest impact of their parent’s migraine on the Global Well‐Being and Parent/Child Relationship subscales.
• There were no significant differences between the average child and parent rating of parental migraine impact on children.
• Correlations between parent and child ratings of parental migraine impact were strongest for the Social Impact subscale, and non‐significant for the Parent/Child Relationship and Friends Reactions subscales.

Seng EK, Mauser ED, Marzouk N, Patel ZS, Rosen N, Buse DC. When mom has migraine: An observational study of the impact of parental migraine on adolescent children. [Published online ahead of print October 31, 2018]. Headache. doi:10.1111/head.13433.

Parental migraine impacts children aged 11 to 17 living in the home, particularly in the domains of global well‐being and the parent/child relationship, according to a recent study. This cross‐sectional observational study included parents who met International Classification of Headache Disorders criteria for migraine and their 11- to 17‐year‐old children currently living with the parent with migraine recruited from neurologist offices and online. Researchers found:

• Children (n=40) reported the greatest impact of their parent’s migraine on the Global Well‐Being and Parent/Child Relationship subscales.
• There were no significant differences between the average child and parent rating of parental migraine impact on children.
• Correlations between parent and child ratings of parental migraine impact were strongest for the Social Impact subscale, and non‐significant for the Parent/Child Relationship and Friends Reactions subscales.

Seng EK, Mauser ED, Marzouk N, Patel ZS, Rosen N, Buse DC. When mom has migraine: An observational study of the impact of parental migraine on adolescent children. [Published online ahead of print October 31, 2018]. Headache. doi:10.1111/head.13433.

Parental migraine impacts children aged 11 to 17 living in the home, particularly in the domains of global well‐being and the parent/child relationship, according to a recent study. This cross‐sectional observational study included parents who met International Classification of Headache Disorders criteria for migraine and their 11- to 17‐year‐old children currently living with the parent with migraine recruited from neurologist offices and online. Researchers found:

• Children (n=40) reported the greatest impact of their parent’s migraine on the Global Well‐Being and Parent/Child Relationship subscales.
• There were no significant differences between the average child and parent rating of parental migraine impact on children.
• Correlations between parent and child ratings of parental migraine impact were strongest for the Social Impact subscale, and non‐significant for the Parent/Child Relationship and Friends Reactions subscales.

Seng EK, Mauser ED, Marzouk N, Patel ZS, Rosen N, Buse DC. When mom has migraine: An observational study of the impact of parental migraine on adolescent children. [Published online ahead of print October 31, 2018]. Headache. doi:10.1111/head.13433.