Effect of episodic tension-type headache on the health-related quality of life in employees of a Brazilian public hospital

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Hilton Mariano Silva Jr¹  Roberta P. Garbelini¹  Simone O. Teixeira¹  Carlos A. Bordini¹  José G. Speciali¹ 

[1] ,São Paulo University School of Medicine at Ribeirão Preto Department of NeurologyRibeirão Preto SP ,Brazil

关键词: ETTH;    headache;    HRQoL;    SF-36;    TTH;    cefaléia;    cefaléia tensional;    QVRS;    SF-36;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0004-282X2004000500005

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of ETTH on HRQoL in a sample of employees of a Brazilian public hospital. METHOD: Three hundred and sixty Mário Gatti Hospital employees were asked about headache occurrence in the previous 6 months and completed a SF-36 and a pain questionnaires concerning impact of pain (0 to 10 scale) on daily activities, work efficiency, leisure and social activities in previous six months. Two groups were studied: 1. Episodic Tension-type headache group: 127 employees - 81 (63.8%) female and 46 (36.2%), male. 2. Control group: 124, 71 (57.3%) female and 53 (42.7%) male. RESULTS: ETTH had lowers scores than control in all domains of SF-36; in vitality and bodily pain the difference was statistically significant. CONCLUSION: Our results indicate that ETTH suffers have impact on HRQoL predominantly in vitality. Psychological factors associated to pain may explain this finding.

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