Effect of Prayer on Intensity of Migraine Headache
Autor: | Hossein Safizadeh, Haleh Tajadini, Zahra Esmaili, Kouros Divsalar, Nasser Zangiabadi, Hossein Rafiei |
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Rok vydání: | 2016 |
Předmět: |
Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Migraine Disorders Vasodilator Agents media_common.quotation_subject Propranolol Iran Pharmacological treatment law.invention Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Quality of life Randomized controlled trial law Internal medicine medicine Humans In patient 030212 general & internal medicine media_common business.industry Original Articles medicine.disease Prayer Intensity (physics) Religion Migraine Physical therapy Female business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Faith Healing medicine.drug |
Zdroj: | Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine. 22:37-40 |
ISSN: | 2156-5899 2156-5872 |
Popis: | Background and Aim. Migraine is a common form of headache that affects patients quality of life negatively. In addition to pharmacologic treatment, there are a variety of nonpharmacologic treatments for migraine headache. In present study, we examined the effect of prayer on intensity of migraine pain. Methods. In a prospective, randomized, controlled trial from October 2013 to June 2014, this study has been conducted in Kerman, Iran. We randomly assigned 92 patients in 2 groups to receive either 40 mg of propranolol twice a day for 2 month (group “A”) or 40 mg of propranolol twice a day for 2 months with prayer (group “B”). At the beginning of study and 3 months after intervention, patients’ pain was measured using the visual analogue scale. Results. At the beginning of study and before intervention, the mean score of pain in patients in groups A and B were 5.7 ± 1.6 and 6.5 ± 1.9, respectively. According to results of independent t test, mean score of pain intensity at the beginning of study were similar between patients in 2 groups ( P > .05). Three month after intervention, mean score of pain intensity decreased in patients in both groups. At this time, the mean scores of pain intensity were 5.4 ± 1.1 and 4.2 ± 2.3 in patients in groups A and B, respectively. This difference between groups was statistically significant ( P < .001). Conclusions. The present study revealed that prayer can be used as a nonpharmacologic pain coping strategy in addition to pharmacologic intervention for this group of patients. |
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