TY  - JOUR
TI  - Investigation of the Relationship between Headache and Anxiety during  the Late COVID-19 Pandemic Period: A Prospective Case-Control Study
AB  - Objective: The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on both the physical and psychological well-being of individuals have not yet  been clearly understood. Especially during the early period of the pandemic, the most prevalent psychological effects included  fear, preoccupation with health, anxiety, and feeling of loneliness caused by a general sense of uncertainty. The incidence of  headache was as high as 70% among the mild COVID-19 cases. Findings from the past coronavirus outbreaks indicated that  neuropsychiatric symptoms might cause a significant health burden and adversely affect the patients’ quality of life. The present  study aimed to investigate the anxiety-related clinical conditions of the patients diagnosed with primary headache, who  presented to the neurology polyclinic during the prolonged pandemic period. Methods: The research was designed as a two-center, prospective case-control study. Patients diagnosed with primary  headache, who presented to the neurology outpatient clinic, and healthy volunteers without a primary headache diagnosis were  included in the study. Data collection tools included the sociodemographic data form, Headache Impact Test, Coronavirus  Anxiety Scale Short Form, and COVID-19 Disease Perception Scale. Results: Data collected from a total of 869 participants, including 408 (47%) patients diagnosed with headache and 461 (53%)  healthy volunteers, were investigated. The results of the Headache Impact Test-6 suggested a severe effect on quality of life in  187 participants (45.8%) in the headache group and 73 participants (15.8%) in the Control Group (p=0.001). There was  coronavirus anxiety in 59 (14.5%) participants with headache and 8 (1.7%) participants in the Control Group (p=0.001).  Furthermore, the rate of coronavirus anxiety in participants that had and did not have COVID-19 was 44 (13.7%) and 22 (4.1%),  respectively (p=0.001). Conclusion: The study results revealed that patients with headache and COVID-19 presented with a higher rate of coronavirus  anxiety than healthy controls and those not diagnosed with COVID-19. Further studies on larger samples are necessary for  investigating the long term neuropsychiatric effects of COVID-19 in individuals.
AU  - Adiguzel, Ahmet
AU  - Akan, Mustafa
AU  - Çıplak, Sibel
DO  - 10.5798/dicletip.1086272
PY  - 2022
JO  - Dicle Tıp Dergisi
VL  - 49
IS  - 1
SN  - 1300-2945
SP  - 92
EP  - 101
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/1123075
ER  -