Frequency of Tension-type Headache in Females Presenting with Chronic Daily Headaches.

Autor: Saleem, Taimoor, Khalid, Bassam, Naseer, Umer, Hussain, Mehmood, Khan, Hamna Ahmed, Nawaz, Khurram Haq
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Zdroj: Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal; Jun2024, Vol. 74 Issue 3, p666-669, 4p
Abstrakt: Objective: To assess the role of non-pharmacological interventions in relieving Tension-type headache. Study Design: Quasi experimental study Place and Duration of Study: Neurology department, Pak Emirates Military Hospital, Rawalpindi Pakistan, from Dec 2020 to May 2021. Methodology: Tension-Type Headache was diagnosed by physician using the International Classification of Headache Disorders II (ICHD-II). Patients were randomized into two groups, Group-A was intervention Group and Group-B was the control group. Both the groups were folowed at 14 and 30 days. Visual analogue pain (VAP) scale and Headache Intensity Test 6 (HIT) was applied to evaluate the intensity of headache. Results: Out of 600 patients with chronic daily headaches, 210(34%) patients had Tension-type headache. The mean age of these females was 35.4± 9.342 years. A total of 112(53%) were working, 172(81.9%) were married. In terms of level of education, 68(32.4%) had done matriculation, 29(13.8%) had done FSc. and 113(53.8%) had completed higher education. At 28 days post intervention, there was significant improvement in Headache Impact Test (HIT) score (43.26±4.48 vs 49.81±5.52, pvalue <0.05) and visual analogue pain scale (3.19±1.481 vs 4.30±2.052, p-value <0.05), in Groups A and B respectively. Conclusion: There was improvement in intensity of mild to moderate Tension-type headache after nonpharmacological intervention. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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