Longitudinal Modeling of Non-Pharmacological Factors Related to Frequency,Severity and Duration in Both Migraine and Tension-Type Headaches

Background: frequency, severity, and duration of attacks are some major parameters inheadache management, affected by some other factors. ignoring these factors in headache-relatedstudies can lead to incorrect results. we aimed to model both socio-demographic characteristicsand headache-associated symptoms related to frequency, severity and duration of headacheattacks.study design: a longitudinal panel study.methods: overall, 275 migraines or tension type headache (tth) patients were visited at threedifferent times in 2012 in isfahan, iran. on the first visit socio-demographic characteristics andheadache symptoms of the patients were asked. in all of the visits, headache frequency, severityand attack duration were recorded.results: frequency of headaches was influenced by headache type, age, job status, workinghours, residency, disease duration, laterality, and type of pain onset. in terms of intensity,headaches were more severe in patients with migraine-type; those suffering from longer headachehistory; and those who suffered from vomiting, photophobia, and phonophobia. on the other handpatients with migraine, married people, women and patients suffering from vomiting experiencedlonger headache attacks.conclusion: headache type (migraine/tth), age, job status, residency, years of headache,laterality, type of onset, nausea, vomiting, photophobia, and phonophobia were the factors to beconsidered in the studies that would apply frequency, severity, and duration of headache attacksin order to evaluate headache management.