ArticleThe journal of headache and pain2017
The burden of headache is associated to pain interference, depression and headache duration in chronic tension type headache: a 1-year longitudinal study.
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- Relationship Between Changes in Cranio-Cervical Extensor Muscles and Quality of Life: A Single-Center Study of 15 Patients with Chronic Tension-Type Headache.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2023Article
- Understanding the interaction between clinical, emotional and psychophysical outcomes underlying tension-type headache: a network analysis approach.Journal of neurology · 2022Article
- Chiropractic student diagnosis and management of headache disorders: A survey examining self-perceived preparedness and clinical proficiency.The Journal of chiropractic education · 2021Article
- Acupoints for Tension-Type Headache: A Literature Study Based on Data Mining Technology.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2021Review
- Variables associated with sleep quality in chronic tension-type headache: A cross-sectional and longitudinal design.PloS one · 2018Article
- Association Between Upper-Extremity Health Condition and Depressive Status in an Elderly General Population.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingArticle
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Abstract
backgroundTo investigate variables associated at one year (longitudinal design) with the physical or emotional component of burden in chronic tension type headache (CTTH).
methodsOne hundred and thirty (n = 130) individuals with CTTH participated in this longitudinal study. Clinical features were collected with a 4-weeks headache diary at baseline and 1-year follow-up. The burden of headache was assessed at baseline and one -year follow-up with the Headache Disability Inventory (HDI), physical (HDI-P) or emotional (HDI-E) component. Sleep quality (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index), anxiety and depression (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-HADS), and quality of life (SF-36) were also assessed at baseline. Hierarchical regression analyses were conducted to determine the associations between the baseline variables and the headache burden at 1-year. Simple mediation models were also applied to determine the potential mediation effect of any intermediary variable.
resultsRegression analyses revealed that baseline pain interference and depression explained 32% of the variance in the emotional burden of headache, whereas baseline emotional burden of the headache, pain interference, and headache duration explained 51% of the variance in the physical burden of headache (P < .01) at 1-year. The mediation models observed that the effect of baseline pain interference on emotional burden of headache at 1-year was mediated through baseline depression, whereas the effect of baseline pain interference on the physical burden of headache at 1-year was mediated through baseline emotional burden of headache (both P < .05).
conclusionsThe current study found a longitudinal interaction between pain interference and depression with the burden of headache in individuals with CTTH.
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