@misc{10481/92400,
year = {2024},
month = {3},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10481/92400},
abstract = {The aim was to describe the comorbidity and impact of fibromyalgia and/or migraine
on patients with cluster headache. Comorbid diseases can exacerbate the physical
and psychological burden experienced by patients. The comorbidities of cluster
headache have been scarcely investigated, with the exception of migraine, which is
well-known to coexist with cluster headache. In contrast, the comorbidity of migraine
and fibromyalgia has been well investigated and firmly established. An internet survey
was uploaded to the webpage of a cluster headache patient association. The survey
collected sociodemographic and clinical data, and patients completed questionnaires that
assessed depression, sleep quality, health-related quality of life, and health care resource
utilization (HCRU) over the preceding six months. Differences in total depression,
sleep quality, and health-related quality of life scores among the groups were analyzed
with the Kruskal-Wallis test, and differences in HCRU were analyzed with the chi-square
test. Ninety-one patients with cluster headache participated in the survey; 39
(42.9%) experienced only cluster headache, 15 (16.5%) experienced cluster headache
and migraine, 10 (11%) experienced cluster headache and fibromyalgia, and 27 (29.7%)
experienced cluster headache with comorbid fibromyalgia and migraine. Moderate
depression scores and positive suicidal ideation were found across all subgroups. Sleep
quality and health-related quality of life were consistently poor across the different
subgroups, with the cluster headache with comorbid fibromyalgia and migraine subgroup
showing significantly lower scores. Heavy use of health care resources was observed
across all subgroups, with no notable differences among them. The comorbidity of
cluster headache with fibromyalgia and/or migraine does not seem to be infrequent. This
comorbidity substantially increases the psychosocial burden experienced by patients and
decreases their overall quality of life.},
publisher = {MRE Press},
keywords = {Cluster headache},
keywords = {Fibromyalgia},
keywords = {Migraine},
title = {Comorbidity of migraine and fibromyalgia in patients with cluster headache: psychological burden and healthcare resource utilization. A cross-sectional study},
doi = {10.22514/jofph.2024.004},
author = {Pita Calandre, Elena and Ordoñez Carrasco, Jorge L. and Slim, Mahmoud and Rico-Villademoros, Fernando and García Leiva, Juan Miguel},
}