Headache-related disability among medical students in Amazon: a cross-sectional study

To evaluate the prevalence of headache in medical students, and quantify the degree of disability through HIT-6 and MIDAS SCALE. The criteria established by International Headache Society were used and the HIT-6 and MIDAS, to asses disability. 140 medical students from UFAM were evaluated. 16.43% ca...

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Published in:	Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria Vol. 73; no. 12; pp. 1009 - 1013
Main Authors:	Almeida, Carlos Mauricio Oliveira de, Lima, Paulo Antônio Machado da Silva, Stabenow, Rebecca, Mota, Rhea Sylvia de Souza, Boechat, Antônio Luiz, Takatani, Massanobu
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Brazil Academia Brasileira de Neurologia - ABNEURO 01-12-2015 Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO)
Subjects:	Amazonas Brazil - epidemiology cefaleia Cross-Sectional Studies Disability Evaluation estudantes Female Headache Disorders - classification Headache Disorders - epidemiology Humans incapacidade Male Migraine Disorders - classification Migraine Disorders - epidemiology NEUROSCIENCES Prevalence PSYCHIATRY Quality of Life Severity of Illness Index Students, Medical - statistics & numerical data Surveys and Questionnaires Young Adult Brazil Amazonas incapacidade disability estudantes students headache Amazon cefaleia
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Summary:	To evaluate the prevalence of headache in medical students, and quantify the degree of disability through HIT-6 and MIDAS SCALE. The criteria established by International Headache Society were used and the HIT-6 and MIDAS, to asses disability. 140 medical students from UFAM were evaluated. 16.43% cases of migraine headache, 6.43% of probable migraine, and 23.57% of tension headaches were detected. 6.42% reported an absence of headache; and another 11.42% had secondary headache. According to the HIT-6 questionnaire, in 7.14% and 18.57% of the students, headaches were classified as having substantial to severe impact, respectively. Migraine and probable migraine had higher scores than the other types of headache and, therefore, led to higher levels of disability. The present study did not find a significant correlation between student semester, age or extracurricular activities on the impact generated by headache.
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ISSN:	0004-282X 1678-4227 1678-4227 0004-282X
DOI:	10.1590/0004-282X20150172