Headache Medicine 2021, 12(3):268 p-ISSN 2178-7468, e-ISSN 2763-6178
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DOI: 10.48208/HeadacheMed.2021.40
Headache Medicine
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Thesis
Association of migraine and stress on academic performance
(Abstract)
Associação da migrânea e estresse na performance acadêmica (Resumo)
Francimar Nipo Bezerra
Thesis (Doctorate in Neurosciences). Postgraduation in Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.
2018. 147 f. Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Marcelo Moraes Valença.
Introduction
A survey conducted in Brazil among university students from different courses in the city of Ribeirão
Preto/SP estimated that among migraine sufferers, school performance was lower than among those
who suffered tension-type headache. Issues related to academic life are recognized as triggering factors
for high levels of stress and migraine, which generate a reduction in school performance and change in
the quality of life of students.
Aims
General: Analyze the association between migraine and failure stress among college students. Specic:
Describe the socio-demographic and academic characteristics of university students; estimate the
prevalence of migraine among university students; assess stressors and stress intensity among university
students; correlate the occurrence of migraine with the stressors; analyze the occurrence of migraine and
non-migrainous headache with the intensity of stress; correlate the occurrence of failure with migraine
and non-migrainous headache; analyze the occurrence of failure with the intensity of stress; correlate the
occurrence of failure with the stressors.
Method
Cross-sectional study developed at the Department of Nursing at UFPE. The sample consisted of 197
students with the inclusion criteria: over 18 years of age, attending the second to tenth period of
graduation, and regularly enrolled. The collection period was from March 2015 to August 2017. The
collection instruments used were: sample and headache characterization, Headache Impact Test and
the Instrument for Stress Assessment in Nursing Students. The analysis of stress was carried out by
crossing the stress factors mentioned by the study participants and evaluating the intensity of stress, while
the assessment of migraine took place through the occurrence of migraine, likely migraine. Academic
performance was assessed by students' presence or absence of disapproval. Research approved by
opinion number 947615.
Results
Most participants, 95.9%, suffered from headache, of these 32.5% had migraine. The most cited stressors
at graduation were: full-time workload, 40.3%; tests and works, 38.2%; time management, 30.9%;
content and activity overload, 30.9%. It was found that in all stress domains, the highest percentage
was classied as having low-stress intensity. Regarding the crossings, it was observed that there was
a signicant association between the occurrence of failure in high-impact migrants (severe HIT), the
association between the occurrence of failure and stress intensity was signicant and there was a
signicant relationship between the classication of HIT 6 and the intensity of stress.
Conclusion
A healthy lifestyle can help reduce stress and migraine levels, and consequently improve academic
performance.
fran.nipo@gmail.com
Received: November 15, 2021
Accepted: December 29,2021
Keywords:
Psychological Stress
Migraine Disorders
Low school performance
