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Brief Report

Variables Affecting Factors Associated with Primary Headache

by
Athanasia Alexoudi
1,*,
Konstadinos Politis
2,
Anthi Moukidou
2,
Rebekka Tsatovidou
3,
Sarantoula Ververaki
3,
Antonios Tavernarakis
3,
Anna Siatouni
1,
Anastasia Verentzioti
1,
Dimos Mitsikostas
4 and
Stylianos Gatzonis
1
1
Department of Neurosurgery, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece
2
Department of Statistics and Insurance Science, University of Piraeus, Piraeus, Greece
3
Department of Neurology, Evangelismos Hospital, Athens, Greece
4
Department of Neurology, Aeginition Hospital, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Clin. Pract. 2018, 8(1), 1031; https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2018.1031
Submission received: 15 October 2017 / Revised: 27 November 2017 / Accepted: 1 December 2017 / Published: 8 January 2018

Abstract

Primary headache syndromes’ development is associated with biological, psychological and social parameters. Factors such as daily habits, behavioral characteristics and sleep disorders also play an important role. We aim to identify the variables which affect the above factors. The study included 111 patients affected by primary headache. The patients were stratified into subgroups according to gender, age, occupation and headache type. Women attained higher scores than men in three of the evaluation rating scales and lower scores in the severity of dependence scale. Occupation was associated with SF36 and Hamilton anxiety scale. Unemployed had higher scores in Hamilton anxiety. Migraineurs and occupied individuals have lower SF36 scores. Women are associated with depression, anxiety and higher disability derived from headache. Men are more prone to dependence on opioids. Unemployment was linked with anxiety and well-being. The migraneurs presented a decreased level of quality of life.
Keywords: primary headache; anxiety; depression; sleep; quality of life primary headache; anxiety; depression; sleep; quality of life

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Alexoudi, A.; Politis, K.; Moukidou, A.; Tsatovidou, R.; Ververaki, S.; Tavernarakis, A.; Siatouni, A.; Verentzioti, A.; Mitsikostas, D.; Gatzonis, S. Variables Affecting Factors Associated with Primary Headache. Clin. Pract. 2018, 8, 1031. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2018.1031

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Alexoudi A, Politis K, Moukidou A, Tsatovidou R, Ververaki S, Tavernarakis A, Siatouni A, Verentzioti A, Mitsikostas D, Gatzonis S. Variables Affecting Factors Associated with Primary Headache. Clinics and Practice. 2018; 8(1):1031. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2018.1031

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Alexoudi, Athanasia, Konstadinos Politis, Anthi Moukidou, Rebekka Tsatovidou, Sarantoula Ververaki, Antonios Tavernarakis, Anna Siatouni, Anastasia Verentzioti, Dimos Mitsikostas, and Stylianos Gatzonis. 2018. "Variables Affecting Factors Associated with Primary Headache" Clinics and Practice 8, no. 1: 1031. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2018.1031

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