Abstract

Background. Disability caused by migraine may be one of the main causes of burden contributing to poor quality of life (QOL) among migraine patients. Thus, this study aimed to measure QOL among migraine sufferers in comparison with healthy controls. Methods. Female diagnosed migraine patients (n= 100) and healthy controls (n=100) completed the Malay version of the World Health Organization QOL Brief (WHOQOL-BREF) questionnaire. Only migraine patients completed the Malay version of the Migraine Disability Assessment questionnaire. Results. Females with migraines had significantly lower total WHOQOL-BREF scores (84.3) than did healthy controls (91.9, P<0.001). Similarly, physical health (23.4 versus 27.7, P<0.001) and psychological health scores (21.7 versus 23.2, P< 0.001) were significantly lower than those for healthy controls. Seventy-three percent of patients experienced severe disability, with significantly higher number of days with headaches (13.8 days/3 months, P< 0.001) and pain scores (7.4, P< 0.013). Furthermore, migraine patients with lower total QOL scores had 1.2 times higher odds of having disability than patients with higher total QOL scores. Conclusions. The present study showed that migraine sufferers experienced significantly lower QOL than the control group from a similar population. Disability was severe and frequent and was associated with lower QOL among the migraine patients.

Highlights

  • Disability caused by migraine may be one of the main causes of burden contributing to poor quality of life (QOL) among migraine patients

  • This study was conducted in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (HUSM), which is a multispecialty teaching hospital located in Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia, between January and November 2013

  • No significant difference was found between the migraine patients and the healthy control groups except for duration of education

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Introduction

Disability caused by migraine may be one of the main causes of burden contributing to poor quality of life (QOL) among migraine patients. This study aimed to measure QOL among migraine sufferers in comparison with healthy controls. Female diagnosed migraine patients (n = 100) and healthy controls (n = 100) completed the Malay version of the World Health Organization QOL Brief (WHOQOL-BREF) questionnaire. Females with migraines had significantly lower total WHOQOL-BREF scores (84.3) than did healthy controls (91.9, P < 0.001). The present study showed that migraine sufferers experienced significantly lower QOL than the control group from a similar population. Disability was severe and frequent and was associated with lower QOL among the migraine patients. Migraine is generally considered a disabling disease that can significantly reduce the quality of life (QOL) of persons affected by it [3, 4]. There is no recent study reporting the prevalence of migraine in Malaysia

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