investigation of the prevalence of primary headaches and the factors affecting the acceptance of perceived pain in elderly individuals with headaches

Background: pain can have irreversible consequences for patients, and one common type of perceived pain is headaches. objectives: this study aimed to investigate the prevalence of primary headaches and the factors affecting the acceptance of perceived pain in elderly individuals with headaches. methods: a total of 238 patients were enrolled in this study. the tools used included the chronic pain acceptance questionnaire, the headache disability index (hit-6), and the brief pain inventory (bpi). the study was conducted in accordance with ethical guidelines and ethical codes. the study data were analyzed using spss version 16 software. results: out of 1260 patients included in the study, 238 elderly individuals experienced one of the types of headaches. the mean ± sd score of pain interference was 6.37 ± 2.34, the headache disability score was 14.75 ± 8.52, and the chronic pain acceptance score was 75.05 ± 32.02. additionally, pain intensity and disability scores were lower in patients who demonstrated higher levels of pain acceptance. conclusions: considering that pain and disability were reported to be less in patients with higher pain acceptance scores, therapeutic and psychological interventions to increase pain acceptance are suggested.