Frequency of migraine and disability generated in medical students at a private university in Lima, Peru

Vilchez-Villarreal N.; Oyola A.; Romani-Romani F.; Del-Carmen-Sara J.C. · Revista de Neuro-Psiquiatria (2023) · DOI: 10.20453/rnp.v86i1.4462

Resumen

Objective: To estimate the frequency of migraine, associated factors and disability generated (including its relationship with academic performance) in medical students at a private university in Metropolitan Lima. Methods: Cross-sectional study in a non-probabilistic convenience sample using the online application of the ALCOI-95 selfquestionnaire, to assess the presence of migraine, followed by the MIDAS questionnaire to measure disability in those positive to the first questionnaire. . Results: Fourty-five (21.6%) of 208 students experienced migraine (12.5% with aura and 9.1% without aura), 14 (33.3%) of whom showed severe, and 12 (28.6%) moderate disability. Migraine with aura carriers had a lower mean than the cumulative weighted average of their academic scores. Independent factors associated with migraine were to have a nuclear family member with migraine, and sleep-maintenance problems. Conclusion: Two out of 10 students had migraine, and one third of them had severe disability.

Instituciones: Universidad de Piura