Catastrophization is related to the patient and not to the severity of migraine
ABSTRACT Background: Catastrophization is a psychological aspect of pain that alters its perception and expression. Objective: To investigate the feature of catastrophization in migraine. Methods: An online survey of individuals suffering from migraine attacks at least twice a month, for at least...
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| author | Eduardo Almeida Guimarães Nogueira Flavia Rodrigues de Oliveira Vitor Martinez de Carvalho Carina Telarolli Yara Dadalti Fragoso |
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| description | ABSTRACT Background: Catastrophization is a psychological aspect of pain that alters its perception and expression. Objective: To investigate the feature of catastrophization in migraine. Methods: An online survey of individuals suffering from migraine attacks at least twice a month, for at least one year was carried out. Confidentiality was assured and participants gave details of their headache (including a visual analogue pain scale) and answered the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and the Catastrophization Scale questionnaires. Results: The survey included 242 individuals with migraine attacks at least twice a month. The median scores observed in this group of individuals were 7 for pain, 11 for anxiety, 7 for depression, and 2 for catastrophization. Catastrophization had no correlation with the duration (p=0.78) or intensity (p=0.79) of the migraine. There was no correlation between catastrophization and headache frequency (p=0.91) or the monthly amount of headache medication taken (p=0.85). High scores for catastrophization (≥3.0) were identified in one third of the participants. These high scores were not associated with age, headache duration, pain severity, frequency of attacks, or traits of depression or anxiety. There was a moderate association between both depression and anxiety traits with catastrophization. Conclusions: Catastrophization seems to be a trait of the individual and appears to be unrelated to the characteristics of the migraine. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-463aba02c1244415969ce8fc0e16f9c22022-12-22T04:13:16ZengAcademia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO)Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria1678-42272021-09-0179868268510.1590/0004-282x-anp-2020-0462Catastrophization is related to the patient and not to the severity of migraineEduardo Almeida Guimarães Nogueirahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6035-560XFlavia Rodrigues de Oliveirahttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3371-3683Vitor Martinez de Carvalhohttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6220-877XCarina Telarollihttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6627-9698Yara Dadalti Fragosohttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8726-089XABSTRACT Background: Catastrophization is a psychological aspect of pain that alters its perception and expression. Objective: To investigate the feature of catastrophization in migraine. Methods: An online survey of individuals suffering from migraine attacks at least twice a month, for at least one year was carried out. Confidentiality was assured and participants gave details of their headache (including a visual analogue pain scale) and answered the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and the Catastrophization Scale questionnaires. Results: The survey included 242 individuals with migraine attacks at least twice a month. The median scores observed in this group of individuals were 7 for pain, 11 for anxiety, 7 for depression, and 2 for catastrophization. Catastrophization had no correlation with the duration (p=0.78) or intensity (p=0.79) of the migraine. There was no correlation between catastrophization and headache frequency (p=0.91) or the monthly amount of headache medication taken (p=0.85). High scores for catastrophization (≥3.0) were identified in one third of the participants. These high scores were not associated with age, headache duration, pain severity, frequency of attacks, or traits of depression or anxiety. There was a moderate association between both depression and anxiety traits with catastrophization. Conclusions: Catastrophization seems to be a trait of the individual and appears to be unrelated to the characteristics of the migraine.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2021000800682&tlng=enHeadacheMigraineCatastrophizationPain |
| spellingShingle | Eduardo Almeida Guimarães Nogueira Flavia Rodrigues de Oliveira Vitor Martinez de Carvalho Carina Telarolli Yara Dadalti Fragoso Catastrophization is related to the patient and not to the severity of migraine Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria Headache Migraine Catastrophization Pain |
| title | Catastrophization is related to the patient and not to the severity of migraine |
| title_full | Catastrophization is related to the patient and not to the severity of migraine |
| title_fullStr | Catastrophization is related to the patient and not to the severity of migraine |
| title_full_unstemmed | Catastrophization is related to the patient and not to the severity of migraine |
| title_short | Catastrophization is related to the patient and not to the severity of migraine |
| title_sort | catastrophization is related to the patient and not to the severity of migraine |
| topic | Headache Migraine Catastrophization Pain |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2021000800682&tlng=en |
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