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Gender differences in coping with tension-type headaches.

Jens D Rollnik1, Matthias Karst, Siegfried Piepenbrock

  • 1Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, Medical School of Hannover, Germany. rollnik.jens@mh-hannover.de

European Neurology
|August 29, 2003
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Women with tension-type headaches, especially chronic sufferers, use more pessimistic coping strategies. This suggests a need for psychological interventions to help women develop active coping skills for managing their headaches.

Area of Science:

  • Neurology
  • Psychology
  • Pain Management

Background:

  • Tension-type headaches (TTH) are common, affecting both episodic and chronic forms.
  • Understanding gender differences in coping mechanisms is crucial for effective treatment.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate gender disparities in illness coping strategies among individuals with episodic and chronic tension-type headaches.
  • To identify specific coping mechanisms that differ between genders in TTH patients.

Main Methods:

  • 89 TTH patients (50 women, 39 men) completed questionnaires on coping (FQCI), depression (D-S), and quality of life.
  • Headache characteristics were monitored via diaries over 4 weeks.
  • Physical pain assessments included pressure pain thresholds and Total Tenderness Scores.

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Main Results:

  • For episodic TTH, women showed higher scores in distracting/encouraging coping and a tendency towards depressive coping.
  • Chronic TTH women reported higher pain intensity, depression, and lower quality of life.
  • Female chronic TTH sufferers exhibited lower active coping and higher denial coping scores.

Conclusions:

  • Pessimistic coping strategies are more prevalent in female episodic and chronic TTH sufferers.
  • Psychological interventions focusing on active coping skills are recommended, particularly for women with chronic TTH.