LOSANGELES,June20,2014–"A"web'based"study"of"994"men"and"women"with"
chronic"migraine"found"that"the"condition"significantly"impacts"family"relationships"and"
activities,"including"cancelled"vacation"plans"and"reduced"quality"time"with"partners"and"
children.""Feelings"of"guilt,"anger"and"annoyance"toward"family"members"due"to"headache,"
and"avoidance"of"sexual"intimacy"due"to"headache"also"were"reported.""Chronic"migraine"is"
generally"defined"as"migraine"with"headaches"occurring"15"or"more"days"per"month."
The"Family"Burden"of"Chronic"Migraine"to"the"Migraineur:"Results"of"the"CaMEO"
(Chronic"Migraine"Epidemiology"&"Outcomes)"Study"was"reported"at"the"56th"Annual"
Scientific"Meeting"of"the"American"Headache"Society."""The"study’s"purpose"was"to"measure"
the"perceived"nature"and"extent"of"chronic"migraine'related"burden"on"family"relationships"
and"activities.""The"lead"author"of"the"study"was"Dawn"C."Buse,"Ph.D.,"director,"Behavioral"
Medicine,"Montefiore"Headache"Center"and"associate"professor,"Clinical"Neurology,"Albert"
Einstein"College"of"Medicine."
“This"study"highlights"the"significant"impact"of"chronic"migraine,"not"only"on"the"
person"with"migraine,"but"on"the"entire"family,”"said"Dr."Buse.""“Respondents"reported"
missing"both"routine"and"special"family"events"on"a"regular"basis"and"feeling"guilty"and"sad"
about"how"this"affected"their"relationships"with"their"spouses"and"children.”"
Almost"three"quarters"of"respondents"(73%)"thought"they"would"be"better"spouses"if"
they"did"not"have"chronic"migraine.""The"majority"of"respondents"(64%)"felt"guilty"about"
being"easily"angered"or"annoyed"by"their"partners"due"to"headache"and"67%"avoided"sexual"
intimacy"with"their"partners"at"times"due"to"headache.""The"majority"of"respondents"(59%)"
felt"they"would"be"better"parents"if"they"did"not"have"chronic"migraine.""61%"of"respondents"
reported"that"they"became"easily"annoyed"with"their"children"due"to"headache.""In"addition,"
54%"of"respondents"reported"that"they"had"reduced"participation"or"enjoyment"on"a"family"
vacation"due"to"headache"in"the"past"year"and"20%"cancelled"or"missed"a"family"vacation"
altogether."
“Clearly,"the"effects"of"chronic"migraine"can"be"devastating"and"far"reaching.""Chronic"
migraine"can"be"a"great"burden,"not"only"from"the"direct"effects"of"the"condition"on"the"
person"with"chronic"migraine,"but"also"the"effects"that"it"has"on"family"members."""The"effect"
of"chronic"migraine"on"the"family"is"not"commonly"discussed;"however,"people"who"live"with
chronic"migraine"may"experience"substantial"emotional"distress"caused"by"feeling"worried,"guilty"and"sad"about"how"
their"condition"affects"the"people"they"love,"adding"to"the"total"burden,”"said"Dr."Buse."
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The"CaMEO"Study"recruited"individuals"from"a"web'based"panel,"using"quota"sampling"to"complete"a"series"of"
web'based"surveys"for"more"than"one"year.""The"data"was"used"to"characterize"migraine"and"chronic"migraine.""The"
current"analysis"reflects"data"from"respondents"meeting"study"criteria"for"chronic"migraine."""
The"scientific"meeting"draws"about"1,000"headache"and"migraine"researchers"and"treatment"specialists"from"
around"the"world"to"hear"the"latest"scientific"and"clinical"information"on"headache"and"migraine.""This"program"is"four"
days"of"teaching"and"scientific"presentations.""
STUDY,SUPPORT
This"study"was"funded"by"Allergan"Inc.,"Irvine,"CA."
About Migraine
Some"36"million"Americans"live"with"migraine,"more"than"have"asthma"or"diabetes"combined.""An"estimated"
three"to"seven"million"Americans"live"with"chronic"migraine,"a"highly"disabling"neurological"disorder."Migraine"can"be"
extremely"disabling"and"costly,"accounting"for"more"than"$20"billion"in"direct"(e.g."doctor"visits,"medications)"and"
indirect"(e.g."missed"work,"lost"productivity)"expenses"each"year"in"the"United"States."""
The"American"Headache"Society"(AHS)"is"a"professional"society"of"health"care"providers"dedicated"to"the"study"
and"treatment"of"headache"and"face"pain."The"Society's"objectives"are"to"promote"the"exchange"of"information"and"
ideas"concerning"the"causes"and"treatments"of"headache"and"related"painful"disorders."Educating"physicians,"health"
professionals"and"the"public"and"encouraging"scientific"research"are"the"primary"functions"of"this"organization."AHS"
activities"include"an"annual"scientific"meeting,"a"comprehensive"headache"symposium,"regional"symposia"for"
neurologists"and"family"practice"physicians,"publication"of"the"journal"Headache"and"sponsorship"of"the"AHS"
Committee"for"Headache"Education"(ACHE).""(www.americanheadachesociety.org)"
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