An evaluation of eating attitudes in patients with migraine and tension type headache

Authors : Yılmaz İNANÇ, Fatma Özlem ORHAN, Ayşegül ERDOĞAN, Mustafa GÖKÇE, Yusuf İNANÇ, Erdem ÖZYURT

Pages : 484-489

Doi:10.18621/eurj.396989

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Publication Date : 2019-05-04

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Objective: The aim of the study was to examine eating attitudes in patients with migraine and tension type headache. Methods: The study included 89 patients diagnosed with migraine according to the International Headache Society insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(IHS); 2004 criteria, 87 patients with tension type headache and 89 healthy volunteers matched in terms of age, gender and education level. A detailed neurological examination was made of all the participants and the Eating Attitudes Test insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(EAT);, the Beck Anxiety Inventory insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(BAI); and the Beck Depression Inventory insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(BDI); were applied. Results: In the comparisons of the EAT points, 23 of the tension type headache group and 18 of the migraine group were in the EAT ≥ 30 group, which was a statistically significantly higher rate compared to the control group insert ignore into journalissuearticles values( p = 0.099);. The mean BDI points and the mean BAI points of both the migraine and the tension type headache groups were statistically significantly higher than those of the control group insert ignore into journalissuearticles values( p = 0.001 and p = 0.002, respectively);. Conclusions: The results showed impairment in the eating attitudes of patients with migraine and tension type headache compared to the control group. When it is considered that some foodstuffs trigger headaches, eating disorders or impaired attitudes to eating become important. 
Keywords : migraine, tension type headache, eating attitude