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Insomnia in tension-type headache: a population-based study

Authors
 Jiyoung Kim  ;  Soo-Jin Cho  ;  Won-Joo Kim  ;  Kwang Ik Yang  ;  Chang-Ho Yun  ;  Min Kyung Chu 
Citation
 JOURNAL OF HEADACHE AND PAIN, Vol.18(1) : 95, 2017 
Journal Title
JOURNAL OF HEADACHE AND PAIN
ISSN
 1129-2369 
Issue Date
2017
MeSH
Adult ; Aged ; Anxiety/epidemiology ; Anxiety Disorders/epidemiology ; Comorbidity ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Depressive Disorder/epidemiology ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Prevalence ; Republic of Korea/epidemiology ; Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders/epidemiology* ; Tension-Type Headache/complications* ; Tension-Type Headache/epidemiology ; Young Adult
Keywords
Anxiety ; Depression ; Headache ; Insomnia ; Tension-type headache
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Tension-type headache (TTH) represents the most common type of headache among the general population. Although such headaches are usually mild in severity, some individuals with TTH experience severe symptoms and psychiatric comorbidities. Such patients may also experience sleep disturbances, which have been associated with headache exacerbation. Nevertheless, information regarding the prevalence and impact of insomnia among individuals with TTH in a population-based setting is limited. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to evaluate the prevalence and impact of insomnia among individuals with TTH using data from the Korean Headache-Sleep Study (KHSS).

METHODS: We analysed data from the KHSS-a nation-wide, cross-sectional, population-based survey on headache and sleep involving Korean adults aged 19 to 69 years. Insomnia was defined as an Insomnia Severity Index score ≥ 10.

RESULTS: Among 2695 participants, 570 (21.2%) and 290 (10.8%) were classified as having TTH and insomnia, respectively. Among individuals with TTH, 113 (19.8%) met the criteria for probable migraine (PM). The prevalence of insomnia among individuals with TTH was significantly higher than that among individuals without headache (13.2% vs. 5.8%, p < 0.001). However, among the TTH group, the prevalence of insomnia did not significantly differ between participants fulfilling PM criteria and those not fulfilling PM criteria (14.2% vs. 12.9%, p = 0.725). Among individuals with TTH, headache frequency [median and interquartile range (IQR): 1.0 (0.3-3.0) vs. 0.4 (0.2-1.0), p = 0.002], visual analogue scale scores for headache intensity [median and IQR: 5.0 (4.0-7.0) vs. 4.0 (3.0-6.0), p < 0.001], Headache Impact Test-6 scores [median and IQR: 46.0 (40.0-52.0) vs. 42.0 (38.0-46.0), p < 0.001], anxiety prevalence (28.0% vs. 6.7%, p < 0.001), and depression prevalence (21.3% vs. 1.6%, p < 0.001) were significantly higher in those with insomnia than in those without insomnia.

CONCLUSIONS: Our findings indicate that insomnia is prevalent among individuals with TTH. Moreover, insomnia was associated with exacerbation of headache symptoms and psychiatric comorbidities. Therefore, identification of insomnia among individuals with TTH is required to improve the management of headache symptoms in such patients.
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DOI
10.1186/s10194-017-0805-3
Appears in Collections:
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Neurology (신경과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Kim, Won Joo(김원주) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5850-010X
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/161466
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