Perceived Stress and Impact on Role Functioning in University Students with Migraine-Like Headaches during COVID-19.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
; 20(8)2023 04 13.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2304542
ABSTRACT
Migraines, a chronic disease, can be debilitating in university students, affecting their academic performance, attendance, and social interactions. The purpose of this study was to identify the impact of COVID-19 on the role functioning and perceived stress levels of students suffering from migraine-like headaches. METHODS:
Two identical cross-sectional surveys were sent to students in Fall 2019 and Spring 2021 at a mid-sized university in the U.S. The students were queried on the headache impact scale (HIT-6) and perceived stress scale (PSS-10). Associations between the migraine-like headaches, severity of the headaches, stress levels, and headache impacts on the individuals' role functioning were analyzed.RESULTS:
The average age of the respondents (n = 721) was 20.81 ± 4.32 years in 2019 and (n = 520) 20.95 ± 3.19 years in 2021. A difference (p = 0.044) was found in the HIT-6 score <49 category. The other categories of the HIT-6 and the PSS-10 were not significant.CONCLUSIONS:
During COVID-19, more students answered that their migraine-like headaches had lower impacts on their role functioning, thus suggesting that the students were having less severe migraines. A trend was seen for student's stress levels, indicating a decrease from 2019 to 2021. Furthermore, our results showed that the impact of headaches and stress levels slightly declined throughout the pandemic.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
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Migraine Disorders
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Topics:
Variants
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Humans
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Young adult
Language:
English
Year:
2023
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Ijerph20085499
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