Cefaleas primarias y calidad de vida en adultos en el Hospital Regional de Lambayeque, 2024
Cargando...
Fecha
2026
Autores
Título de la revista
ISSN de la revista
Título del volumen
Editor
Universidad Católica Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo
Resumen
Objetivos: El presente estudio tiene como objetivo general determinar la calidad de vida en pacientes adultos con cefalea primaria en el Hospital Regional de Lambayeque, 2024. Materiales y métodos: Se realizó un estudio de tipo observacional, correlacional y transversal, además de ser retrospectivo. La población de este estudio fueron pacientes mayores de 18 años con diagnóstico de cefaleas primarias en el HRL y la muestra fue conformada por 92 de dichos pacientes que cumplieron con criterios de inclusión, exclusión y eliminación. Se utilizó un muestreo aleatorio sistemático. Resultados y discusión: Los pacientes que conformaron la muestra tuvieron como factores sociodemográficas que presentaron con mayor frecuencia el sexo femenino(82,6%), en el grupo etario se presentó que la mayoría fueron adultos siendo la media de edad 49,6 años coincidiendo con otros autores, además que gran parte de ellos fueron casados (27,2%) y tuvieron estudios secundarios (31,5%) asemejándose a otros autores a excepción de algunos mostrando una mayor prevalencia en estudios superiores, la cefalea que prevaleció más fue la cefalea tensional (85,9%) y aplicando la encuesta WHOQOL-BREF para evaluar la calidad de vida se obtuvo que la mayor parte de esta población tienen una calidad de vida media y mostrando el dominio más afectado fue el físico, por último, no existe asociación entre la calidad de vida y el tipo de cefalea que presenta el paciente al igual que con los factores sociodemográficos (p > o,o5) coincidiendo con estudios similares. Conclusiones: Este estudio muestra que las cefaleas primarias son un problema de salud, especialmente en mujeres adultas, las personas que padecen estos tipos de cefalea tienen una calidad de vida media siendo el dominio físico el más afectado, además de no encontrarse asociación significativa entre el tipo de cefalea, los factores sociodemográficos y la calidad de vida.
Objectives: The general objective of this study is to determine the quality of life in adult patients with primary headache at the Lambayeque Regional Hospital in 2024. Materials and methods: This was an observational, correlational, and cross-sectional study with a retrospective design. The study population consisted of patients over 18 years of age diagnosed with primary headaches at the HRL, and the sample comprised 92 of these patients who met the inclusion, exclusion, and elimination criteria. Systematic random sampling was used. Results and discussion: The patients that made up the sample had as sociodemographic factors that presented more frequently the female sex (82.6%), in the age group it was presented that the majority were adults being the average age of 49.6 years coinciding with other authors, in addition that a large part of them were married (27.2%) and had secondary studies (31.5%) resembling other authors except for some showing a higher prevalence in higher studies, the headache that prevailed more was the tension headache (85.9%) and applying the WHOQOL-BREF survey to evaluate the quality of life it was obtained that the majority of this population have an average quality of life and showing the most affected domain was the physical, finally, there is no association between the quality of life and the type of headache that the patient presents as well as with the sociodemographic factors (p> 0,05) coinciding with similar studies. Conclusions: This study shows that primary headaches are a health problem, especially in adult women. People who suffer from these types of headaches have an average quality of life, with the physical domain being the most affected. There was no significant association between the type of headache, sociodemographic factors and quality of life.
Objectives: The general objective of this study is to determine the quality of life in adult patients with primary headache at the Lambayeque Regional Hospital in 2024. Materials and methods: This was an observational, correlational, and cross-sectional study with a retrospective design. The study population consisted of patients over 18 years of age diagnosed with primary headaches at the HRL, and the sample comprised 92 of these patients who met the inclusion, exclusion, and elimination criteria. Systematic random sampling was used. Results and discussion: The patients that made up the sample had as sociodemographic factors that presented more frequently the female sex (82.6%), in the age group it was presented that the majority were adults being the average age of 49.6 years coinciding with other authors, in addition that a large part of them were married (27.2%) and had secondary studies (31.5%) resembling other authors except for some showing a higher prevalence in higher studies, the headache that prevailed more was the tension headache (85.9%) and applying the WHOQOL-BREF survey to evaluate the quality of life it was obtained that the majority of this population have an average quality of life and showing the most affected domain was the physical, finally, there is no association between the quality of life and the type of headache that the patient presents as well as with the sociodemographic factors (p> 0,05) coinciding with similar studies. Conclusions: This study shows that primary headaches are a health problem, especially in adult women. People who suffer from these types of headaches have an average quality of life, with the physical domain being the most affected. There was no significant association between the type of headache, sociodemographic factors and quality of life.
Descripción
Palabras clave
Cefalea primaria, Calidad de vida, Cefalea tensional, Primary headache, Quality of life, Tension-type headache
Citación
Ñopo M. Cefaleas primarias y calidad de vida en adultos en el Hospital Regional de Lambayeque, 2024 [tesis de licenciatura]. Chiclayo: Universidad Católica Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo; 2026. 36 p. [citado el 23 de febrero de 2026]. Disponible en: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12423/9946
