Variables associated with use of symptomatic medication during a headache attack in individuals with tension-type headache: a European study.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Pharmacological treatment of patients with tension-type headache (TTH) includes symptomatic (acute) and prophylactic (preventive) medication. No previous study has investigated variables associated to symptomatic medication intake in TTH. Our aim was to assess the association of clinical, psychological and neurophysiological outcomes with the use and timing of the use of symptomatic medication in TTH. METHODS:A longitudinal observational study was conducted. One hundred and sixty-eight (n = 168) patients with TTH participated. Pain features of the headache (intensity, frequency, duration), burden of headache (Headache Disability Inventory), sleep quality (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index), anxiety/depression (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale), trait/state anxiety levels (Stat

SUBMITTER: Fernandez-de-Las-Penas C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6995039 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature