Abstract
BackgroundMigraine is a major public health issue that leads to frequent visits to medical care. It is generally considered a disabling disease among individuals below the age of 50 years old predominantly seen in females. Migraine headache has a strong influence on disability, functional impairments, and psychological effects. The majority of the physicians fail to address the degree and extent of impediment caused by a migraine, which contributes to low quality of life and disability. Thus, this study aims to assess the health-related quality of life (QOL) and disability among migraine sufferers in AlAhsa, Saudi Arabia.Material and methodsThis descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out in the neurology clinics at King Fahad Hospital-Hofuf, AlAhsa, Saudi Arabia, from May to August 2021. The data were collected through a self-administered questionnaire. The migraine-specific quality of life questionnaire (MSQ), version 2.1, was used. MSQ is measured in three domains, including role function restrictive (RR), preventive (RP), and emotional function (EF). Disability related to migraine was assessed by the Migraine Disability Assessment Test (MIDAS). MIDAS classifies disability from no disability to severe disability. Two-tailed with an alpha level of 0.05 considering the significance of a p-value less than or equal to 0.05. The mean scores of QOL domains were compared by one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and independent t-tests.ResultsA total of 101 out of 359 participants were identified to have a migraine. Eighty-two participants met the inclusion criteria, 75.6% were females. The age of the participants ranged from 18 to more than 45 years with a mean age of 36.4 ± 11.9 years old. The mean score of QOL in the restrictive, preventive, and emotional domains were 46.3% ± 21.5%, 52.1% ± 24.3%, and 61.5% ± 30.8%, respectively. More than half of the participants (57.3%) suffered from a severe disability caused by migraines as compared to 20.7% with a moderate disability. Low QOL scores were associated with females and a significant relationship was found between migraine-associated disability and patients’ emotional function in QOL.ConclusionClinicians should routinely evaluate disability related to migraine and QOL as a complementary approach to migraine patients to ensure that patients are receiving proper treatment and whether additional strategies are needed or not.
Highlights
Migraine is a debilitating neurological condition that presents with moderate to severe headaches, most of the time reported to be unilateral and throbbing
Migraine is a major public health issue that leads to frequent visits to medical care
The majority of the physicians fail to address the degree and extent of impediment caused by a migraine, which contributes to low quality of life and disability
Summary
Migraine is a debilitating neurological condition that presents with moderate to severe headaches, most of the time reported to be unilateral and throbbing It is often accompanied by sound sensitivity, light sensitivity, nausea, and vomiting. Migraine is a terrible headache characterized by pulsing headaches that last from a few hours to several days and are accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and/or photophobia and phonophobia. It can be aggravated by physical exercise and. Migraine is a major public health issue that leads to frequent visits to medical care It is generally considered a disabling disease among individuals below the age of 50 years old predominantly seen in females. This study aims to assess the health-related quality of life (QOL) and disability among migraine sufferers in AlAhsa, Saudi Arabia
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