This Article
Right arrow Full Text
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow P3Rs: Submit a response
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me when P3Rs are posted
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Right arrow Citation Map
Services
Right arrow E-mail this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in ISI Web of Science
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to My File Cabinet
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrow reprints & permissions
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via HighWire
Right arrow Citing Articles via CrossRef
Right arrow Citing Articles via ISI Web of Science (1)
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Powers, S. W.
Right arrow Articles by Hershey, A. D.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Powers, S. W.
Right arrow Articles by Hershey, A. D.
Related Collections
Right arrow Neurology & Psychiatry
PEDIATRICS Vol. 112 No. 1 July 2003, pp. e1-e5

ELECTRONIC ARTICLE

Quality of Life in Childhood Migraines: Clinical Impact and Comparison to Other Chronic Illnesses

Scott W. Powers, PhD*,§, Susana R. Patton, PhD*, Kevin A. Hommel, PhD* and Andrew D. Hershey, MD, PhD{ddagger},§

* Division of Psychology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
{ddagger} Division of Neurology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
§ University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio

Objective. Despite the high prevalence of headaches in youths, quality of life (QOL) has not been well examined. We examined QOL in a clinical sample of children with headaches and compared it with children with other chronic diseases.

Methods. A survey study was conducted of 572 consecutive patients (mean age, 11.4 ± 3.6 years) who presented with headaches to a children’s headache center. Children and parents completed the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory, Version 4.0 and a standardized headache assessment. Results were compared with established norms for healthy and chronically ill children.

Results. Most patients (99%) had a clinical diagnosis of migraine: 85% met the International Headache Society migraine criteria, and 40% had chronic daily headaches. Total Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory, Version 4.0 score was lower for the entire group (73.1 ± 14.4) compared with healthy norms (83.0 ± 14.8) and lowest for children with chronic daily headaches (70.5 ± 15.5). The impact on QOL of children with migraine was similar to that of children with arthritis and cancer.

Conclusions. QOL of children with headaches is significantly affected by their health condition. The impact of headaches on QOL is similar to that found for other chronic illness conditions, with impairments in school and emotional functioning being the most prominent.

Key Words: pediatric • adolescents • headache • disability • headache treatment • migraine

Abbreviations: IHS, International Headache Society • QOL, quality of life • PedsQL 4.0, Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory, Version 4.0 • CDH, chronic daily headache

Received for publication Dec 4, 2002; Accepted Feb 20, 2003.




This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
 J Child NeurolHome page
P. Brna, K. Gordon, and J. Dooley
Canadian Adolescents With Migraine: Impaired Health-Related Quality of Life
J Child Neurol, January 1, 2008; 23(1): 39 - 43.
[Abstract] [PDF]

Home page
 J Child NeurolHome page
J. E. A. Staals, K. P. J. Braun, K. E. H. van Loo-Maurus, and J. S. H. Vles
Stenting for Coarctation of the Aorta Precipitating Migraine With Aura
J Child Neurol, March 1, 2007; 22(3): 321 - 323.
[Abstract] [PDF]

Home page
 Pediatr. Rev.Home page
D. W. Lewis
Pediatric Migraine
Pediatr. Rev., February 1, 2007; 28(2): 43 - 53.
[Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 J Pediatr PsycholHome page
M. Connelly and M. A. Rapoff
Assessing Health-Related Quality of Life in Children with Recurrent Headache: Reliability and Validity of the PedsQLTM 4.0 in a Pediatric Headache Sample
J. Pediatr. Psychol., August 1, 2006; 31(7): 698 - 702.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 J Pediatr PsycholHome page
R. Riddle, C. N. Ryser, A. A. Morton, J. D. Sampson, R. H. Browne, M. G. Punaro, and R. J. Gatchel
The Impact on Health-Related Quality of Life from Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs, Methotrexate, or Steroids in Treatment for Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
J. Pediatr. Psychol., April 1, 2006; 31(3): 262 - 271.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Behav ModifHome page
F. Andrasik and M. S. Schwartz
Behavioral Assessment and Treatment of Pediatric Headache
Behav Modif, January 1, 2006; 30(1): 93 - 113.
[Abstract] [PDF]

Home page
 JAOA: Journal of the American Osteopathic AssociationHome page
A. D. Hershey and P. K. Winner
Pediatric Migraine: Recognition and Treatment
J Am Osteopath Assoc, April 1, 2005; 105(4_suppl): 2S - 8S.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 AAP NewsHome page
S. Wallace
Migraines often a missed diagnosis in children
AAP News, March 1, 2004; 24(3): 122 - 122.
[Full Text] [PDF]