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ABSTRACT: Objective
To examine the influences of depression and anxiety on headache-related disability in people with episodic migraine or chronic migraine.Background
Depression and anxiety are common comorbidities in people with migraine, especially among those with chronic migraine.Methods
This cross-sectional analysis of data from the longitudinal, internet-based Chronic Migraine Epidemiology and Outcomes Study assessed sociodemographic and headache features, and headache-related disability (Migraine Disability Assessment Scale). Four groups were defined based on scores from validated screeners for depression (9-item Patient Health Questionnaire) and anxiety (7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale): depression alone, anxiety alone, both, or neither.Results
Respondents (N = 16,788) were predominantly women (74.4% [12,494/16,788]) and white (84.0% [14,044/16,788]); mean age was 41 years. Depression was more likely in persons with chronic migraine vs episodic migraine (56.6% [836/1476] vs 30.0% [4589/15,312]; P < .001), as were anxiety (48.4% [715/1476] vs 28.1% 4307/15,312]; P < .001) and coexisting depression and anxiety (42.0% [620/1476] vs 20.8% [3192/15,312]; P < .001). After controlling for headache frequency and other covariates, depression alone, and anxiety alone were associated with 56.0% (rate ratio [RR], 1.56; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.46-1.66) and 39.0% (RR, 1.39; 95% CI, 1.30-1.50) increased risks of moderate/severe migraine-related disability (both P < .001), respectively; the combination had an even greater effect on risk of moderate/severe disability (79.0% increase; RR, 1.79; 95% CI, 1.71-1.87; P < .001).Conclusions
Depression alone and anxiety alone are associated with greater headache-related disability after controlling for sociodemographic and headache features. Coexisting depression and anxiety are more strongly associated with disability than either comorbidity in isolation. Interventions targeting depression and anxiety as well as migraine itself may improve headache-related disability in people with migraine.
SUBMITTER: Lipton RB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7496280 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lipton Richard B RB Seng Elizabeth K EK Chu Min Kyung MK Reed Michael L ML Fanning Kristina M KM Adams Aubrey Manack AM Buse Dawn C DC
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<h4>Objective</h4>To examine the influences of depression and anxiety on headache-related disability in people with episodic migraine or chronic migraine.<h4>Background</h4>Depression and anxiety are common comorbidities in people with migraine, especially among those with chronic migraine.<h4>Methods</h4>This cross-sectional analysis of data from the longitudinal, internet-based Chronic Migraine Epidemiology and Outcomes Study assessed sociodemographic and headache features, and headache-relate ...[more]