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Coping Strategies in Migraine without Aura: A Cross-Sectional Study
Joint Authors
Trojsi, Francesca
Trojano, Luigi
Russo, Antonio
Santangelo, Gabriella
Tessitore, Alessandro
Silvestro, Marcello
De Mase, Antonio
Garramone, Federica
Tedeschi, Gioacchino
Source
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-05-05
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
In the context of a causal relationship between stress and migraine, coping strategies are aimed at managing stressful life events and reducing the distressing emotions connected to them.
Methods.
Sixty-one consecutive patients with migraine without aura (MwoA) and sixty-one healthy controls (HCs) completed three self-report questionnaires assessing a broad range of coping (cognitive and behavioural) strategies: the Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced (COPE), the Coping Inventory for Stressful Situation (CISS), and the Proactive Coping Inventory (PCI).
Moreover, the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), a scale measuring self-perception of stress, global cognitive functioning, depressive symptoms, apathy, state, and trait anxiety, was administered to all participants.
Results.
No significant difference was found on the scales and subscales of PCI and CISS as well as in the PSS between MwoA patients and HCs.
However, the two groups showed different scores in the subscale “turning to religion” of COPE (22.08±5.19 in migraineurs vs.
24.70±4.44 in HCs, p=0.003).
A significant negative correlation of the turning to religion score with the HIT-6 score was found.
Conclusions.
The present study revealed that MwoA patients show a significantly reduced use of the “turning to religion” approach, an emotion-focused coping strategy.
Although migraine patients appeared to be less oriented to transcendent (that means a reduced utilization of an adaptive coping strategy), they did not perceive daily living as more stressful than HCs.
Finally, the reduced utilization of the “turning to religion” coping strategy is associated with a great impact of migraine on ability to function on the job or at school, at home, and in social situations in migraine patients.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Russo, Antonio& Santangelo, Gabriella& Tessitore, Alessandro& Silvestro, Marcello& Trojsi, Francesca& De Mase, Antonio…[et al.]. 2019. Coping Strategies in Migraine without Aura: A Cross-Sectional Study. Behavioural Neurology،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1128996
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Russo, Antonio…[et al.]. Coping Strategies in Migraine without Aura: A Cross-Sectional Study. Behavioural Neurology No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1128996
American Medical Association (AMA)
Russo, Antonio& Santangelo, Gabriella& Tessitore, Alessandro& Silvestro, Marcello& Trojsi, Francesca& De Mase, Antonio…[et al.]. Coping Strategies in Migraine without Aura: A Cross-Sectional Study. Behavioural Neurology. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1128996
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1128996