title: Quality of life in migraine.
abstract: Health-related quality of life (QoL) is becoming an important outcome measure in the field of migraine. Several generic and migraine-specific questionnaires have been evaluated for reliability and validity in migraine. The generic instruments demonstrate the severe impairment in the QoL of migraine patients compared to patients with other chronic diseases and to the general population. The migraine-specific instruments are designed to measure the short- and long-term impact of migraine on QoL and are responsive to changes in QoL secondary to migraine therapy. The widespread use of these standardized instruments can increase awareness of the burden of migraine and lead to improved therapeutic intervention for migraine.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH, USA.
authors.forename: L K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Mannix
authors.forename: G D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Solomon
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology*; D011788:Quality of Life; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018170:Sumatriptan / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists; D018170:Sumatriptan