Migraine among Egyptian medical students: prevalence, disability and psychological distress-cross sectional study
Abstract Background Migraine is one of the most prevalent and disabling primary headache disorders. Migraine has many triggers factors as stress and irregular sleep pattern. Medical study in Egypt is so stressful with great psychological and physical burden; hence medical students are vulnerable to...
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| author | Salma Ragab Nahla Zaitoun Ahmed Elrafie Hussien el-Ansarey Azza Srour Nada Nabil Yasmin Elshoura Mohamed Elshafei Shimaa Elgamal |
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| description | Abstract Background Migraine is one of the most prevalent and disabling primary headache disorders. Migraine has many triggers factors as stress and irregular sleep pattern. Medical study in Egypt is so stressful with great psychological and physical burden; hence medical students are vulnerable to migraine. This study aims to determine the prevalence, characteristics, degree of disability, and psychological stress associated with migraine among medical students at different Egyptian universities. Results The overall prevalence of migraine was 17.27%, more in female (76.86%) than male. Sleeping disturbance and stress were the most common triggering factors associated with migraine (94.4%, 81.4% respectively). The majority of students with migraine (89.65%) had high psychological distress as measured by Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10) with moderate to severe disorder, while 76.8% had moderate to severe disability as assessed by Migraine Disability Assessment Score (MIDAS). Female gender was a potential predictor associated with higher psychological distress. There is negative correlation between degree of disability and academic performance. Conclusion Migraine is prevalent among medical students, with female predominance. It is associated with high level of psychological stress, moderate to severe disability, and negative impact on lifestyle and academic performance of the students. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8cdec266c0a940daa7faa75d41c8ea672023-05-14T11:11:47ZengSpringerOpenThe Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery1687-83292023-05-0159111010.1186/s41983-023-00665-zMigraine among Egyptian medical students: prevalence, disability and psychological distress-cross sectional studySalma Ragab0Nahla Zaitoun1Ahmed Elrafie2Hussien el-Ansarey3Azza Srour4Nada Nabil5Yasmin Elshoura6Mohamed Elshafei7Shimaa Elgamal8Department of Neuropsychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Kafrelsheikh UniversityDepartment of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig UniversityDepartment of Neuropsychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Minia UniversityFaculty of Medicine, Kafrelsheikh UniversityFaculty of Medicine, Kafrelsheikh UniversityFaculty of Medicine, Alexandria UniversityFaculty of Medicine, Ain-Shams UniversityDepartment of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine, Kafrelsheikh UniversityDepartment of Neuropsychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Kafrelsheikh UniversityAbstract Background Migraine is one of the most prevalent and disabling primary headache disorders. Migraine has many triggers factors as stress and irregular sleep pattern. Medical study in Egypt is so stressful with great psychological and physical burden; hence medical students are vulnerable to migraine. This study aims to determine the prevalence, characteristics, degree of disability, and psychological stress associated with migraine among medical students at different Egyptian universities. Results The overall prevalence of migraine was 17.27%, more in female (76.86%) than male. Sleeping disturbance and stress were the most common triggering factors associated with migraine (94.4%, 81.4% respectively). The majority of students with migraine (89.65%) had high psychological distress as measured by Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10) with moderate to severe disorder, while 76.8% had moderate to severe disability as assessed by Migraine Disability Assessment Score (MIDAS). Female gender was a potential predictor associated with higher psychological distress. There is negative correlation between degree of disability and academic performance. Conclusion Migraine is prevalent among medical students, with female predominance. It is associated with high level of psychological stress, moderate to severe disability, and negative impact on lifestyle and academic performance of the students.https://doi.org/10.1186/s41983-023-00665-zMigraineMedical studentsPsychological distressDisabilityAcademic performance |
| spellingShingle | Salma Ragab Nahla Zaitoun Ahmed Elrafie Hussien el-Ansarey Azza Srour Nada Nabil Yasmin Elshoura Mohamed Elshafei Shimaa Elgamal Migraine among Egyptian medical students: prevalence, disability and psychological distress-cross sectional study The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery Migraine Medical students Psychological distress Disability Academic performance |
| title | Migraine among Egyptian medical students: prevalence, disability and psychological distress-cross sectional study |
| title_full | Migraine among Egyptian medical students: prevalence, disability and psychological distress-cross sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Migraine among Egyptian medical students: prevalence, disability and psychological distress-cross sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Migraine among Egyptian medical students: prevalence, disability and psychological distress-cross sectional study |
| title_short | Migraine among Egyptian medical students: prevalence, disability and psychological distress-cross sectional study |
| title_sort | migraine among egyptian medical students prevalence disability and psychological distress cross sectional study |
| topic | Migraine Medical students Psychological distress Disability Academic performance |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s41983-023-00665-z |
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