Folia Medica Indonesiana
ISSN 0303-7932
Vol. 49 / No. 4 / Published : 2013-10
Order : 10, and page :259 - 262
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Original Article :
Difference of pain intensity in tension type headache patients focusing on the personality
Author :
- M. Hasan Machfoed*1
- Azimatul Karimah*2
- Devi Ariani Sudibyo*3
- Dosen Fakultas Kedokteran
- Dosen Fakultas Kedokteran
- Dosen Fakultas Kedokteran
Abstract :
Tension-type headache (TTH) is the most common headache disorders. The association between headache and psychiatric disordershas received considerable attention. Reasons for examining personality in persons with headache disorders include determining ifpersonality characteristics predispose one to develop headache disorders, if personality disturbance is a consequence of theheadache disorder, or if an underlying (or comorbid) causal mechanism exists producing both conditions concurrently. The purposeof this study was to determine the difference in pain intensity focusing on personality type in patients with TTH. Cross-sectionalanalytic study using consecutive sampling method has been applied. Respondents were recruited from Neurologic outpatient clinic ofDr. Soetomo General Hospital, Surabaya, since September 2012-February 2013. Pain intensity was measured using Visual AnalogScale (VAS), while Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) was used to determine the personality traits of theparticipants. Data was displayed descriptively. SPSS 17 was used to analyze the data. Sixty patients were enrolled in this study,female has higher TTH prevalence than male (68.3% : 31.7%). The mean age was 36.35 ± 10.050 years. VAS mean score was 5.608± 1.8765. Chronic episode of TTH was the most common clinical feature (61.7%). From the linear regression analyses,hypochondriasis was statistically significant with VAS score (p<0.05) than depression and hysteria. VAS score have significancieswith hypochondriasis personalities.(FMI 2013;49:259-262)
Keyword :
Tension-type headache, personality, pain intensity,
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