The effect of migraine on quality of life

Migraine has a detrimental impact on quality of life.^{[Leonardi & Raggi, 2019; Vo et al., 2018; Malone et al., 2015]} The analysis described on the slide used data from the 2016 National Health and Wellness Survey (NHWS) and compared outcomes of various patient-reported outcomes (PROs), including the SF-36v2 (36-Item Short Form survey, version 2) physical and mental component summary scores (PCS and MCS), SF-6D (6-Dimension Short Form survey), EQ-5D (EuroQoL – 5 Dimensions), and the WPAI (Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Questionnaire).^{[Vo et al., 2018]} The authors conclude that, because people with migraine experienced poorer quality of life, greater loss of workplace productivity, and greater healthcare resource use, there is an unmet need for effective preventive treatments for migraine that will lessen the personal burden.^{[Vo et al., 2018]}

References:
Leonardi M, Raggi A. A narrative review on the burden of migraine: when the burden is the impact on people’s life. J Headache Pain 2019; 20 (1): 41.

Malone CD, Bhowmick A, Wachholtz AB. Migraine: treatments, comorbidities, and quality of life, in the USA. J Pain Res 2015; 8: 537–547.

Vo P, Fang J, Bilitou A, et al. Patients’ perspective on the burden of migraine in Europe: a cross-sectional analysis of survey data in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom. J Headache Pain 2018; 19 (1): 82.