Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Adolescents with Recurrent Headaches: A Pilot Feasibility Study
Table 1
Demographic and baseline characteristics (N = 20).
% ()
Range
Mean (SD)
Age
—
11–16 years
14.15 (1.60)
Baseline headaches
—
0–6 headaches
4.6 (1.80)
Baseline severe headaches
—
0–6 headaches
2.6 (1.96)
Headache disability
PedMIDAS
—
3–270
66.95 (67.45)
Little or no disability (0–10)
10 ()
—
—
Mild disability (11–30)
25 ()
—
—
Moderate disability (31–50)
15 ()
—
—
Severe disability (50+)
50 ()
—
—
Quality of life
Teen PedsQL Total
—
27.17–88.04
55.65 (15.54)
Teen PedsQL Physical Functioning
—
28.13–93.75
56.88 (17.81)
Teen PedsQL Psychosocial Functioning
—
20–91.67
55.00 (18.20)
Parent PedsQL Total
—
30.43–92.39
57.83 (16.79)
Parent PedsQL Physical Functioning
—
28.13–100
58.13 (19.49)
Parent PedsQL Psychosocial Functioning
—
30–96.67
57.67 (16.97)
Pain acceptance
CPAQ-A Activity Engagement
—
2–40
26.20 (9.85)
CPAQ-A Pain Withdrawal
—
6–35
20.45 (7.56)
CPAQ-A Total
—
24–59
46.65 (8.02)
Depression
CES-DC Total
—
9–51
31.20 (13.04)
Not clinically significant
10 ()
—
—
Clinically significant (16+)
90 ()
—
—
Anxiety
MASC Total
—
42–71
56.20 (9.47)
Low (<40)
0 ()
—
—
Average (40–54)
40 ()
—
—
High average (55–59)
15 ()
—
—
Slightly elevated (60–64)
25 ()
—
—
Elevated (65–69)
5 ()
—
—
Very elevated (70+)
10 ()
—
—
SD: standard deviation; Pediatric Migraine Disability Assessment; Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory; Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire, Adolescent Version; Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale for Children; Multidimensional Anxiety Scale for Children.
