Abstract
Background. Migraine is the most common neurological disorder associated with a wide range of psychiatric comorbidities. It is therefore regarded as a major global health problem due to its high prevalence. Here we investigated the factors associated with migraine among an Iranian population. Methods. This investigation included a cross-sectional study consisting of 270 migraine patients. Initially, a questionnaire was designed based on demographic information and headache characteristics. SPSS analyzed the collected data, and chi-square and logistic regression were used to evaluate the clinical data. Results. Our findings revealed that many migraine patients are experiencing multiple trigger factors, with stressful life events being the most common in both genders and migraine subtypes. The incidence of migraine was higher in women than in men. Among the trigger factors leading to the intensification of migraine attacks, stress, sleep changes, and bright lights were the most common and important causes of headache, followed by tiredness and weather change disturbance. Conclusions. Considering the contradictory reports on the effect of trigger factors on migraine, further studies are needed to be performed. Due to the significance of the socio-economic impact of migraine on patient’s quality of life, strategies for managing these factors should be effectively implemented to improve the community’s health.
Highlights
Migraine is the most common primary headache disorder with episodic to chronic form demonstration [1]
Migraine was associated with a family history of migraine (60%)
The frequency of headache was less than one attack per month in 13.7% of the participants, once a month is 20.4%, and more than one attack per month in 64.8% of the participants (Table 1)
Summary
Migraine is the most common primary headache disorder with episodic to chronic form demonstration [1]. The association between the prevalence of migraines and the socioeconomic status (SES) is unknown; based on clinical studies [5], it results in a significant disability with an enormous socioeconomic burden in addition to negatively affecting the person’s daily life, job performance and social activities, while depending on the level of severity, it can substantially impair quality of life [6,7]. Migraine is the most common neurological disorder associated with a wide range of psychiatric comorbidities. It is regarded as a major global health problem due to its high prevalence. Among the trigger factors leading to the intensification of migraine attacks, stress, sleep changes, and bright lights were the most common and important causes of headache, followed by tiredness and weather change disturbance. Due to the significance of the socio-economic impact of migraine on patient’s quality of life, strategies for managing these factors should be effectively implemented to improve the community’s health
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