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Introdução: Estima-se que metade da população mundial sofra de cefaleias, sendo a
segunda principal causa de anos vividos com incapacidade na população portuguesa. Em
Portugal, o instrumento mais utilizado no seu diagnóstico, formulado por Pereira
Monteiro, data de 1995 e, dada a sua extensão, pode tornar-se difícil de aplicar na prática.
Objetivos: Pretendeu-se traduzir para português um questionário já validado (Webbased questionnaire for the diagnosis of headache, de Kyung Min Kim et al.) e aplicá-lo
a estudantes de medicina da Universidade da Beira Interior. Adicionalmente, objetivouse caracterizar a amostra sociodemograficamente e em termos de hábitos, averiguando
a existência de relações entre os fatores avaliados e os subtipos de cefaleia
diagnosticados.
Materiais e métodos: Após o processo de tradução, foi divulgado pelos estudantes um
formulário via Google Forms, com questões relativas aos dados supracitados.
Resultados: Obtiveram-se 106 respostas de alunos de medicina desta universidade,
fluentes em português e com pelo menos uma cefaleia no último ano. A prevalência de
enxaqueca, enxaqueca provável, cefaleia tipo tensão e cefaleia não classificada foi de
26.4%, 28.3%, 21.7% e 23.6%, respetivamente. Verificou-se que a idade (p=0.044), o
consumo de café (p=0.016) e a presença de outras doenças (p=0.036) se encontravam
significativamente associados à enxaqueca provável. Encontrou-se uma associação
estatisticamente significativa entre os fatores de agravamento e a enxaqueca (p=0.018)
e enxaqueca provável (p=0.028).
Conclusão: Foi possível classificar três subtipos principais de cefaleias primárias e obter
uma detalhada caracterização da população-alvo, tendo-se alcançado algumas relações
clinicamente interessantes, abrindo assim caminho para uma aplicação na prática
clínica.
Introduction: Headaches affect approximately half of the world's population and are the second leading cause of years lived with disability in Portugal. The diagnostic tool most widely used in Portugal was formulated by Pereira Monteiro, in 1995, but, given its length, can be challenging to apply in practice. Objectives: The aim was to translate a validated questionnaire (Web-based questionnaire for the diagnosis of headache, by Kyung Min Kim et al.) into Portuguese and apply it to medical students at the University of Beira Interior. Additionally, we aimed to characterize the sample socio-demographically and in terms of habits, checking for relationships between the assessed factors and the subtypes of diagnosed headaches. Materials and methods: After the translation, a form was distributed to the students through Google Forms, containing questions related to the aforementioned data. Results: One hundred and six responses were obtained from medical students at this university, fluent in Portuguese and with at least one headache in the last year. The prevalence of migraine, probable migraine, tension-type headache and unclassified headache was 26.4%, 28.3%, 21.7% and 23.6%, respectively. Age (p=0.044), coffee consumption (p=0.016) and the presence of other illnesses (p=0.036) were significantly associated with probable migraine. A statistically significant association was found between aggravating factors and migraine (p=0.018) and probable migraine (p=0.028). Conclusion: It was possible to classify three main subtypes of primary headache and obtain a detailed characterization of the target population, achieving some clinically interesting relationships, thus paving the way for an application in clinical practice.
Introduction: Headaches affect approximately half of the world's population and are the second leading cause of years lived with disability in Portugal. The diagnostic tool most widely used in Portugal was formulated by Pereira Monteiro, in 1995, but, given its length, can be challenging to apply in practice. Objectives: The aim was to translate a validated questionnaire (Web-based questionnaire for the diagnosis of headache, by Kyung Min Kim et al.) into Portuguese and apply it to medical students at the University of Beira Interior. Additionally, we aimed to characterize the sample socio-demographically and in terms of habits, checking for relationships between the assessed factors and the subtypes of diagnosed headaches. Materials and methods: After the translation, a form was distributed to the students through Google Forms, containing questions related to the aforementioned data. Results: One hundred and six responses were obtained from medical students at this university, fluent in Portuguese and with at least one headache in the last year. The prevalence of migraine, probable migraine, tension-type headache and unclassified headache was 26.4%, 28.3%, 21.7% and 23.6%, respectively. Age (p=0.044), coffee consumption (p=0.016) and the presence of other illnesses (p=0.036) were significantly associated with probable migraine. A statistically significant association was found between aggravating factors and migraine (p=0.018) and probable migraine (p=0.028). Conclusion: It was possible to classify three main subtypes of primary headache and obtain a detailed characterization of the target population, achieving some clinically interesting relationships, thus paving the way for an application in clinical practice.
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Cefaleias Cefaleias Tipo Tensão Enxaqueca Enxaqueca Provável Questionário