Clinical Features of Individuals with Migraine and Physical Activity Relationship

Abstract

Objective: To determine the clinical characteristics of individuals with migraine and to determine the relationship between these characteristics and physical activity.
Methods: In the study, 310 individuals with migraine were included. Pain characteristic and clinical symptoms of migraine were questioned. Physical activity levels, migraine-related disability status and quality of life were evaluated with International Physical Activity Questionnaire, Migraine Disability Assessment Scale and Headache Impact Test, respectively.
Results: The average pain intensity, number and duration of attacks of individuals during the last month was found as 8 (4-10), 4 (1-30) and 120 (50-4320) minutes, respectively. It was detected that 89.7% (n=278) of individuals experienced aura. It was determined mostly photophobia (91.3%; n=283) and phonophobia (95.2%; n=295) complaints individuals during the attack. The Migraine Disability Assessment Scale and Headache Impact Test scores were 24.0 (1.0-180.0) and 66.0 (38.0-78.0), respectively. There were no relationship between physical activity level and pain intensity (rho=-0.022; p=0.730), number of attacks (rho=0.070; p=0.221) and duration (rho=-0.057; p=0.318), migraine-related disability (rho=0.005; p=0.932) and quality of life (rho=-0.021; p=0.714).
Conclusion: It was found that the individuals experienced severe pain intensity and aura, the most severe migraine-related disability, and the most severe impact on quality of life during migraine attacks. It was found that the vast majority of individuals were not physically active. However, it was not observe a relationship between physical activity level and pain characteristic, disability and quality of life.

Keywords

• Physical activity
• Migraine
• headache

Migrenli Bireylerin Klinik Özellikleri ve Fiziksel Aktivite İlişkisi

Abstract

Amaç: Migrenli bireylerin klinik özelliklerini belirlemek ve bu özellikler ile fiziksel aktivite arasındaki ilişkiyi saptamaktı.
Yöntem: Çalışmaya 310 migrenli birey dahil edildi. Migrenin ağrı karakteristiği ve klinik semptomları sorgulandı. Fiziksel aktivite seviyesi, migrene bağlı özür durumu ve yaşam kalitesi sırasıyla Uluslararası Fiziksel Aktivite Anketi kısa form ile, Migren Özür Değerlendirme Skalası ile ve Baş Ağrısı Etki Ölçeği ile değerlendirildi.
Bulgular: Bireylerin son bir aydaki ortalama ağrı şiddeti, atak sayısı ve süresi sırasıyla 8 (4-10), 4 (1-30) ve 120 (50-4320) dk olarak bulundu. Bireylerin %89.7 sinin (n=278) aura yaşadığı saptandı. Bireylerin atak sırasında en çok fotofobi (%91.3; n=283) ve fonofobi (%95.2; n=295) şikayeti olduğu belirlendi. Migren Özür Değerlendirme Skalası ve Baş Ağrısı Etki Ölçeği skorları sırasıyla 24.0 (1.0-180.0) ve 66.0 (38.0-78.0) idi. Bireylerde fiziksel aktivite düzeyi ile ağrı şiddeti (rho=-0.022; p=0.730), atak sayısı (rho=0.070; p=0.221) ve süresi (rho=-0.057; p=0.318), migrene bağlı özür durumu (rho=0.005; p=0.932) ve yaşam kalitesi (rho=-0.021; p=0.714) arasında bir ilişki yoktu.
Sonuç: Bireylerin migren atakları sırasında şiddetli ağrı ve aura yaşadığı, migrenle ilişkili en çok ciddi özür durumu olduğu ve yaşam kalitesinde en çok şiddetli etkilenimi olduğu bulundu. Bireylerin büyük çoğunluğunun fiziksel olarak aktif olmadığı tespit edildi. Fakat fiziksel aktivite düzeyi ile ağrı karakteristiği, özür durumu ve yaşam kalitesi arasında bir ilişki görülmedi.  

Keywords

• baş ağrısı
• Fiziksel aktivite
• Migren

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