Effect of episodic tension-type headache on the health-related quality of life in employees of a Brazilian public hospital.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the impact of ETTH on HRQoL in a sample of employees of a Brazilian public hospital.


METHODS
Three hundred and sixty Mário Gatti Hospital employees were asked about headache occurrence in the previous 6 months and completed a SF-36 and a pain questionnaires concerning impact of pain (0 to 10 scale) on daily activities, work efficiency, leisure and social activities in previous six months. Two groups were studied: 1. Episodic Tension-type headache group: 127 employees -- 81 (63.8%) female and 46 (36.2%), male. 2.


METHODS
124, 71 (57.3%) female and 53 (42.7%) male.


RESULTS
ETTH had lowers scores than control in all domains of SF-36; in vitality and bodily pain the difference was statistically significant.


CONCLUSIONS
Our results indicate that ETTH suffers have impact on HRQoL predominantly in vitality. Psychological factors associated to pain may explain this finding.
Department of Neurology, São Paulo University, School of Medicine at Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto SP, Brazil.
Hilton Mariano
HM
Silva
Roberta P
RP
Garbelini
Simone O
SO
Teixeira
Carlos A
CA
Bordini
José G
JG
Speciali
D001938:Brazil; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel; D006779:Hospitals, Public; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010147:Pain Measurement; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D018781:Tension-Type Headache / Q000523:psychology*