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Table 5 Functional and Emotional Impact of Migraine

From: My Migraine Voice survey: a global study of disease burden among individuals with migraine for whom preventive treatments have failed

Impact

Total Population (n = 11,266)

Migraine Individuals With 1 TF (n = 961)

Migraine Individuals With ≥2 TFs (n = 6717)

P-value (≥2 TFs vs 1 TF)

Severity of pain (range from 0 to 10; mean reported)

7.4

7.3

7.5

< 0.05

Ever cancelled plans due to migraine

80% (9013)

75% (721)

83% (5575)

< 0.05

Often or always feeling frustrated by migraine

56% (6309)

55% (529)

59% (3963)

< 0.05

Migraine often or always interfering with ability to think clearly or to focus on daily life activities and tasks

52% (5838)

52% (500)

56% (3762)

< 0.05

Level of migraine interference with daily activities (“a lot” or “constantly”)

51% (5746)

48% (461)

57% (3829)

< 0.05

Often or always lacking the energy to complete daily living or felt fatigued

50% (5633)

48% (461)

54% (3627)

< 0.05

Level of impairment in daily activity due to migraine (needing to stop and rest “a lot” or “always”)

45% (5070)

42% (404)

49% (3291)

< 0.05

Often or always feeling hopeless or helpless by migraine

43% (4844)

38% (365)

47% (3157)

< 0.05

  1. TF Treatment failure