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İlknur Tepecik Böyükbaş1, Ayşegül Neşe Çıtak Kurt2, Selma Tural Hesapçıoğlu3
1Department of Family Medicine, Azdavay State Hospital, Kastamonu, Turkey
Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
|October 26, 2019
Summary
Pediatric patients with recurrent headaches showed lower Internet addiction rates than their peers. This may be due to avoiding computer use, a common headache trigger, suggesting headaches might prevent Internet addiction.
Area of Science:
- Neurology
- Pediatrics
- Psychiatry
Background:
- Investigates Internet addiction in children with recurrent headaches.
- Compares prevalence in migraine-type and tension-type headache groups.
Purpose of the Study:
- To determine the prevalence of Internet addiction in pediatric patients with migraine-type and tension-type headaches.
- To explore the relationship between headache triggers and Internet addiction.
Main Methods:
- Study included 200 pediatric patients (103 migraine, 97 tension-type headache).
- Assessed Internet addiction using a standardized scale.
- Analyzed data based on headache type, computer use, and addiction scores.
Main Results:
- Overall Internet addiction prevalence was 6%.
- Headaches triggered by computer use were more frequent in the migraine group.
- No significant difference in Internet addiction scores between headache groups, but scores varied with computer use patterns.
Conclusions:
- Internet addiction prevalence in children with recurrent headaches may be lower than in the general pediatric population.
- Avoidance of computer use as a headache trigger might contribute to lower addiction rates.
- Further research is needed to confirm if recurrent headaches can prevent Internet addiction.
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