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A Bio‐psycho‐social Investigation of Headache Activity in a Chronic Headache Population *
Author(s) -
Blanchard Edward B.,
Andrasik Frank,
Arena John G.,
Neff Debra F.,
Jurish Susan E.,
Teders Steven J.,
Saunders Nancy L.,
Pallmeyer Thomas P.,
Dudek Bruce C.,
Rodichok Lawrence D.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
headache: the journal of head and face pain
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.14
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1526-4610
pISSN - 0017-8748
DOI - 10.1111/j.1526-4610.1984.hed2402079.x
Subject(s) - migraine , tension headache , realm , population , psychology , physical therapy , medicine , psychiatry , environmental health , political science , law
SYNOPSIS Comparisons of responses in a month long Headache Diary were made among three groups of carefully characterized headache sufferers (41 tension, 25 migraine, and 25 combined migraine and tension) and revealed more headache‐free days per week for the migraineurs than the other two groups but more daily average headache activity (headache index) for the tension headache patients than for the migraineurs. Multiple regression analyses of potential predictors from the biological realm (psychophysiological responses), psychological realm (psychological test scores) and social realm (social‐demographic data) on headache index revealed stronger biological influences on tension headache than on migraine or combined headache but less psychological influence. The relation of social‐demographic variables to headache index was roughly equivalent across all three headache types.