Prevalence and impact of headache in undergraduate students in Southern Brazil
OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence, characteristics and impact of headache among university students. METHOD: The criteria established by the International Headache Society were used to define the primary headache subtypes and the Migraine Disability Assessment Questionnaire (MIDAS), to assess t...
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| author | Asdrubal Falavigna Alisson Roberto Teles Maíra Cristina Velho Viviane Maria Vedana Roberta Castilhos da Silva Thaís Mazzocchin Maira Basso Gustavo Lisbôa de Braga |
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| description | OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence, characteristics and impact of headache among university students. METHOD: The criteria established by the International Headache Society were used to define the primary headache subtypes and the Migraine Disability Assessment Questionnaire (MIDAS), to assess the disability. The students were then grouped into six categories: [1] migraine; [2] probable migraine; [3] tension-type headache; [4] probable tension-type headache; [5] non-classifiable headache; [6] no headache. RESULTS: Of all undergraduate students interviewed, 74.5% had at least one headache episode in the last three months. Regarding disability, there was a significant difference between the headache types (p<0.0001). In the post-hoc analysis, migraine was the headache type with most reported disability. CONCLUSION: Headache is a highly prevalent condition among the students at the University of Caxias do Sul. This disease may have a major impact on the students' lives and in some cases, ultimately lead to educational failure. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-04c5fab4a47441d49a0b60d052ecce0e2025-08-20T03:54:15ZengThieme Revinter PublicaçõesArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria1678-42272010-12-0168687387710.1590/S0004-282X2010000600008S0004-282X2010000600008Prevalence and impact of headache in undergraduate students in Southern BrazilAsdrubal Falavigna0Alisson Roberto Teles1Maíra Cristina Velho2Viviane Maria Vedana3Roberta Castilhos da Silva4Thaís Mazzocchin5Maira Basso6Gustavo Lisbôa de Braga7Universidade de Caxias do SulUniversidade de Caxias do SulUniversidade de Caxias do SulUniversidade de Caxias do SulUniversidade de Caxias do SulUniversidade de Caxias do SulUniversidade de Caxias do SulUniversidade de Caxias do SulOBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence, characteristics and impact of headache among university students. METHOD: The criteria established by the International Headache Society were used to define the primary headache subtypes and the Migraine Disability Assessment Questionnaire (MIDAS), to assess the disability. The students were then grouped into six categories: [1] migraine; [2] probable migraine; [3] tension-type headache; [4] probable tension-type headache; [5] non-classifiable headache; [6] no headache. RESULTS: Of all undergraduate students interviewed, 74.5% had at least one headache episode in the last three months. Regarding disability, there was a significant difference between the headache types (p<0.0001). In the post-hoc analysis, migraine was the headache type with most reported disability. CONCLUSION: Headache is a highly prevalent condition among the students at the University of Caxias do Sul. This disease may have a major impact on the students' lives and in some cases, ultimately lead to educational failure.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2010000600008&lng=en&tlng=encefaléiaincapacidadepopulação jovemprevalência |
| spellingShingle | Asdrubal Falavigna Alisson Roberto Teles Maíra Cristina Velho Viviane Maria Vedana Roberta Castilhos da Silva Thaís Mazzocchin Maira Basso Gustavo Lisbôa de Braga Prevalence and impact of headache in undergraduate students in Southern Brazil Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria cefaléia incapacidade população jovem prevalência |
| title | Prevalence and impact of headache in undergraduate students in Southern Brazil |
| title_full | Prevalence and impact of headache in undergraduate students in Southern Brazil |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence and impact of headache in undergraduate students in Southern Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence and impact of headache in undergraduate students in Southern Brazil |
| title_short | Prevalence and impact of headache in undergraduate students in Southern Brazil |
| title_sort | prevalence and impact of headache in undergraduate students in southern brazil |
| topic | cefaléia incapacidade população jovem prevalência |
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