Table 3 Daily functioning and emotional burden in migraine
Impact | Overall | 4 ≤ MMD < 8 | 8 ≤ MMD < 15 | MMD ≥ 15 | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | 338 | 133 | 139 | 66 | |
Symptom burden | |||||
Severity of pain (range from 0 to 10; mean (SD)) | 7.6 (1.5) | 7.5 (1.5) | 7.6 (1.5) | 7.8 (1.3) | 0.570 |
Ever spent long periods in darkness or isolated (%) | 253 (74.9) | 94 (70.7) | 105 (75.5) | 54 (81.8) | 0.227 |
Migraine decreases the quality of life (“a lot” or “significantly”; %) | 198 (58.6) | 52 (39.1) | 97 (69.8) | 49 (74.2) | < 0.001 |
Emotional burden | |||||
Often or always feeling frustrated by migraine (%) | 200 (59.2) | 57 (42.9) | 99 (71.2) | 44 (66.7) | < 0.001 |
Often or always feeling hopeless or helpless by migraine (%) | 123 (36.4) | 37 (27.8) | 54 (38.8) | 32 (48.5) | 0.013 |
Level of fear of migraine attacks (“a lot” or “significantly”; %) | 74 (21.9) | 18 (13.5) | 41 (29.5) | 15 (22.7) | 0.006 |
Daily functioning | |||||
Ever cancelled plans due to migraine (%) | 317 (93.8) | 116 (87.2) | 136 (97.8) | 65 (98.5) | < 0.001 |
Migraine often or always interfering with ability to think clearly or to focus on daily life activities and tasks (%) | 211 (62.4) | 59 (44.4) | 99 (71.2) | 53 (80.3) | < 0.001 |
Level of migraine interference with daily activities (“a lot” or “constantly”; %) | 206 (60.9) | 56 (42.1) | 97 (69.8) | 53 (80.3) | < 0.001 |
Level of impairment in daily activity due to migraine (needing to stop and rest “a lot” or “always”; %) | 220 (65.1) | 67 (50.4) | 100 (71.9) | 53 (80.3) | < 0.001 |
Often or always lacking the energy to complete daily living or felt fatigued (%) | 137 (40.5) | 38 (28.6) | 60 (43.2) | 39 (59.1) | < 0.001 |
Ever had troubles of sleeping (%) | 250 (74.0) | 91 (68.4) | 102 (73.4) | 57 (86.4) | 0.025 |