Parenting Stress and Emotional/Behavioral Problems in Adolescents with Primary Headache

Autor: Paola Alessandra Lecce, Lucia Margari, Antonia Peschechera, Francesca Felicia Operto, Roberta Mazza, Francesco Craig
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Frontiers in Neurology, Vol 8 (2018)
Frontiers in Neurology
ISSN: 1664-2295
DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2017.00749/full
Popis: Primary headache is a frequent and disabling disorder, common among children and adolescents, and it is a painful syndrome often accompanied by functional impairment and associated with emotional and behaviour problems. The aim of this study was to investigate parenting stress and emotional/behavioural problems in adolescents affected by primary headache compared with healthy adolescents. The study population consisted of 35 adolescents and a control group of 23 healthy subjects. The assessment included the administration of clinical standardized scales such as Parent Stress Index-Short Form (PSI-SF), Pediatric Migraine Disability Assessment Score Questionnaire (PedMidas) and Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL). Headache group and control group did not differ in terms of parenting stress (p=.29). On the contrary, headache group showed more internalizing problems (p=.023), Affective Problems (p=.01), Anxious (p=.001), and Somatic Complaints (p
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