Detecting Migraine in Patients with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Using Three Different Headache Measures

Table 4

Comparison of headache impact symptoms in migraine and no migraine groups on the HIT-6.

Item	Chi-square test	value (%)
(1) When you have headaches, how often is the pain severe?	11.47	.022
(2) How often do headaches limit your ability to do usual daily activities including household work, work, school, or social activities?	9.57	.048
(3) When you have a headache, how often do you wish you could lie down?	2.51	.642
(4) In the past 4 weeks, how often have you felt too tired to do work or daily activities because of your headaches?	6.02	.198
(5) In the past 4 weeks, how often have you felt fed up or irritated because of your headaches?	8.04	.090
(6) In the past 4 weeks, how often did headaches limit your ability to concentrate on work or daily activities?	5.01	.286

Chi-square tests demonstrated that migraine patients had significantly more symptoms and lower functioning than the no migraine group on questions 1 and 2. There were no significant differences between groups on any other questions.
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