Quality of life in children suffering from headaches: a systematic literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Headaches are the most common complaints among pediatric populations. Determining the cause and appropriate treatment for headaches may be challenging and costly, and the impact of headaches on the lives of patients and their families is not well understood.

Objective

A systematic literature review was conducted to examine what PROMs are currently used, and to identify quality of life (QoL) concepts important to children suffering from headaches and any known determinants of QoL.

Methods

Embase, Medline, Web of Science, CINAHL, EBSCOhost, PsychINFO, Cochrane CENTRAL and Google Scholar were searched from their inception through to June 2021. Studies investigating QoL, using a validated outcome measure in pediatric patients with headaches, were included. Rele

SUBMITTER: Ombashi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10506203 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature