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Headache and its effects on health-related quality of life among adults
Didem Arslantas1, Mustafa Tozun, Alaettin Unsal
1Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Public Health, Eskisehir, Turkey.
Aim:
This study was conducted with aim of determining prevalence of headache and evaluating its effects on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in Beylikova town of Eskisehir city in the west of Turkey.
Material And Methods:
This study was conducted on adults aged 20 years and over aged between May 11 and June 04 2009 in Beylikova town of Eskisehir city in the west of Turkey. A total of 587 people were selected by simple randomized method. The International Headache Society criteria were used for the determination of severity of headache. The 36-item short-form (SF-36) was used for the assessment of healthrelated quality of life.
Results:
The number of men and women was 302 (51.4%), and 285 (48.6%), respectively. The mean age was 46.70 ± 15.26 years (range, 20-87 years). Headache prevalence was found to be 78.2% (n=459). Decreased headache prevalence was found in the ages older than 30-44 age group (p < 0.05). All domains of SF-36, the mean scores were higher in individuals without headache than those with headache (for each, p < 0.05). Migraine prevalence was found to be 7.2% (n=33).
Conclusion:
In accordance with the literature, this study found the presence of headache in adults at high frequency (78.2%). Particularly the presence of migraine and increased severity of headache were found to decrease the quality of life.
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