Saeid Sadeghian, Aliakbar Momen, Gholamreza Jelodar, Shahram
Nasiri, Azin Khalafinia, Reza Azizimalamiri.
Quality of Life in Children with Migraine: A Case–Control Study. Journal of Pediatric Neurology. DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1713679
Abstract
We conducted a case–control study to determine the effects
of migraine on quality of life (QOL) in children. Participants, aged between 6
and 18 years, were assigned to migraine (n = 70) and control (n = 70) groups.
We used a translated version of Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory 4.0
questionnaire. From the children's perspective, the overall QOL scores in all
domains were lower in children with migraine. Children in the migraine group
had significant lower scores in the social, emotional, and physical functioning
(p-value < 0.05) than control group. Interestingly, a significant difference
in the educational performance was not seen (p-value = 0.101). Relative to the
parents' responses and children, the overall scores in all domains were lower
in children with migraine. Statistically significant lower scores were found
only in emotional and physical domains (p-value < 0.05). The results of this
study indicate that migraine imposes a substantial negative impact on the
different aspects of QOL in children.
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