The Effectiveness of Stress Reduction-Based Cognitive Therapy on Perceived Stress and Migraine Symptoms of Women Suffering from Migraine

Background: A headache is considered as one of the most common physical complaints and a type of debilitating neurodegenerative disorder that affects people's social, communicative and occupational tasks. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of stress reduction-based cog...

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Main Authors: Angham Amin Nasab, Zahra Yousefian, Marmareh Sehatti
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Language:English
Published: Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences 2018-11-01
Series:Social Behavior Research & Health
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Online Access:http://sbrh.ssu.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-154-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1
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description Background: A headache is considered as one of the most common physical complaints and a type of debilitating neurodegenerative disorder that affects people's social, communicative and occupational tasks. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of stress reduction-based cognitive therapy on perceived stress and migraine symptoms in women suffering from migraine. The instruments used in this study included the Perceived Stress Questionnaire and Migraine Disability Assessment Questionnaire. The present study data were analyzed using the covariance analysis. Methods: The present study adopted a pretest-posttest with control group design. The statistical population of the present study included all patients suffering from a migraine&nbsp;&nbsp; who went to the medical centers in Tehran in 2017. In this study, convenient sampling and random assignments were used. In fact, amongst the migraine patients who went to medical centers in Tehran, 30 patients were selected through a convenient sampling method that were then randomly assigned to experimental and control groups.&nbsp; The experimental group received an intervention in a three-month period in ten 90-minute session, whereas the control group did not receive this intervention during the research process. The patients were randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups. Results: The results of data analysis showed that stress reduction-based cognitive therapy was effective on perceived stress and migraine symptoms in women suffering from migraine (P-value < 0.001), that is to say, this treatment can reduce perceived stress and migraine symptoms in women suffering from migraine&nbsp; Conclusion: Based on the findings of this study, it can be concluded that cognitive therapy based on stress reduction can be used as an effective treatment to reduce stress and migraine symptoms in women with migraine As the study findings revealed, it can be concluded that cognitive therapy based on stress reduction can be used as an effective treatment to reduce stress and migraine symptoms for women suffering from migraine. &nbsp;
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spelling doaj.art-a11f68fefdf54892bc0f543c9648a1b02022-12-22T01:14:18ZengShahid Sadoughi University of Medical SciencesSocial Behavior Research & Health2538-48132538-41552018-11-0122210218The Effectiveness of Stress Reduction-Based Cognitive Therapy on Perceived Stress and Migraine Symptoms of Women Suffering from MigraineAngham Amin Nasab0Zahra Yousefian1Marmareh Sehatti2 Department of Psychology, Kish International Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kish Island, Iran. a Department of Psychology, Kish International Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kish Island, Iran. a Department of Psychology, Kish International Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kish Island, Iran. Background: A headache is considered as one of the most common physical complaints and a type of debilitating neurodegenerative disorder that affects people's social, communicative and occupational tasks. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of stress reduction-based cognitive therapy on perceived stress and migraine symptoms in women suffering from migraine. The instruments used in this study included the Perceived Stress Questionnaire and Migraine Disability Assessment Questionnaire. The present study data were analyzed using the covariance analysis. Methods: The present study adopted a pretest-posttest with control group design. The statistical population of the present study included all patients suffering from a migraine&nbsp;&nbsp; who went to the medical centers in Tehran in 2017. In this study, convenient sampling and random assignments were used. In fact, amongst the migraine patients who went to medical centers in Tehran, 30 patients were selected through a convenient sampling method that were then randomly assigned to experimental and control groups.&nbsp; The experimental group received an intervention in a three-month period in ten 90-minute session, whereas the control group did not receive this intervention during the research process. The patients were randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups. Results: The results of data analysis showed that stress reduction-based cognitive therapy was effective on perceived stress and migraine symptoms in women suffering from migraine (P-value < 0.001), that is to say, this treatment can reduce perceived stress and migraine symptoms in women suffering from migraine&nbsp; Conclusion: Based on the findings of this study, it can be concluded that cognitive therapy based on stress reduction can be used as an effective treatment to reduce stress and migraine symptoms in women with migraine As the study findings revealed, it can be concluded that cognitive therapy based on stress reduction can be used as an effective treatment to reduce stress and migraine symptoms for women suffering from migraine. &nbsp;http://sbrh.ssu.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-154-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1Cognitive Therapy Migraine Symptoms Stress
spellingShingle Angham Amin Nasab
Zahra Yousefian
Marmareh Sehatti
The Effectiveness of Stress Reduction-Based Cognitive Therapy on Perceived Stress and Migraine Symptoms of Women Suffering from Migraine
Social Behavior Research & Health
Cognitive Therapy
Migraine Symptoms
Stress
title The Effectiveness of Stress Reduction-Based Cognitive Therapy on Perceived Stress and Migraine Symptoms of Women Suffering from Migraine
title_full The Effectiveness of Stress Reduction-Based Cognitive Therapy on Perceived Stress and Migraine Symptoms of Women Suffering from Migraine
title_fullStr The Effectiveness of Stress Reduction-Based Cognitive Therapy on Perceived Stress and Migraine Symptoms of Women Suffering from Migraine
title_full_unstemmed The Effectiveness of Stress Reduction-Based Cognitive Therapy on Perceived Stress and Migraine Symptoms of Women Suffering from Migraine
title_short The Effectiveness of Stress Reduction-Based Cognitive Therapy on Perceived Stress and Migraine Symptoms of Women Suffering from Migraine
title_sort effectiveness of stress reduction based cognitive therapy on perceived stress and migraine symptoms of women suffering from migraine
topic Cognitive Therapy
Migraine Symptoms
Stress
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