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Migraine, Osmophobia, and Anxiety

2015; Oxford University Press; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/pm/pnv071

1526-4637

Pedro Augusto Sampaio Rocha‐Filho, Karine Sobral Marques, Rinailda Cascia Santos Torres, Kamila Nazare Ribas Leal,

Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments

Objectives. To evaluate the association between osmophobia and the characteristics of patients and their headaches, among migraine patients. Methods. This was a cross-sectional study. Patients who consecutively sought medical attendance in a primary care unit were asked about their headaches over the last 12 months. Those who had migraine were included. A semi-structured interview, the Headache Impact Test and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale were used. Results. 147 patients had migraine; 78 had osmophobia; 60 had significant anxiety symptoms; and 78 had significant depression symptoms. The mean age of these patients was 43.2 years (± 13.7); 91.2% were women. The mean length of time with complaints of headache was 13.8 years (± 12). Among the migraine patients, those with anxiety, more years of headache history, and phonophobia presented significantly more osmophobia (multivariate logistic regression). Conclusion: Osmophobia in migraine patients is associated with significant anxiety symptoms, length of headache history, and phonophobia.