{"id":578756,"date":"2026-08-01T11:43:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T11:43:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/578756\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T11:43:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T11:43:22","slug":"one-year-migraine-outcomes-and-functioning-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/578756\/","title":{"rendered":"One-Year Migraine Outcomes and Functioning Study"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MIGRAINE outcomes improved for many individuals over 1 year in a longitudinal population study.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Improvements\u00a0were\u00a0associated\u00a0with fewer headache days,\u00a0reduced disability, better quality-of-life, improved workplace functioning, and lower perceived stigma.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Researchers analysed data from 11,634 adults with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.emjreviews.com\/neurology\/news\/better-sleep-linked-to-lower-migraine-risk-major-uk-study-finds\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">migraine<\/a>\u00a0who completed both baseline and 1 year follow-up surveys in the\u00a0Observational survey of the Epidemiology, treatment, and Care\u00a0Of\u00a0MigrainE\u00a0(OVERCOME)\u00a0study.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Overall migraine status was\u00a0determined\u00a0using changes in monthly headache days, Migraine Disability Assessment Scale (MIDAS) scores, and Migraine-Specific Quality-of-Life Questionnaire\u00a0Role Function Restrictive\u00a0(MSQ-RFR)\u00a0scores.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At 1 year, 40.4% of participants were classified as \u201coverall improved\u201d, 24.1% as \u201coverall worsened\u201d, and 35.5% as showing \u201cno net change\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Individuals in the improved group experienced reductions in monthly headache days.\u00a0They also reported lower disability, alongside improved quality of life.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Worsening Migraine Linked to Greater Burden\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Participants whose\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.emjreviews.com\/neurology\/news\/migraine-and-anemia-connection-draws-attention\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">migraine<\/a>\u00a0status worsened experienced the opposite pattern. Monthly headache days increased\u00a0and\u00a0role function restrictive scores declined.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The worsening group also showed greater disease burden across several patient-reported outcomes.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Researchers\u00a0observed\u00a0increased interictal burden, poorer emotional functioning, and a greater negative impact on work productivity and daily activities.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Individuals in this group were also more likely to require both acute and preventive migraine treatment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, those whose migraine improved\u00a0generally reported\u00a0favourable changes across multiple domains that were not included in the study classification criteria, suggesting broader benefits associated with improvements in migraine status.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Impact on Work Productivity and Clinical Care\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Workplace outcomes differed\u00a0substantially between\u00a0groups.\u00a0Participants with improved migraine status reported reductions in activity impairment, presenteeism, and overall productivity loss.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>They also experienced less migraine related stigma and were less likely to conceal their condition.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Medication patterns reflected these changes.\u00a0The improved group\u00a0demonstrated\u00a0reduced medication need and lower rates of acute medication overuse.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, participants with worsening migraine showed increased treatment requirements.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The findings highlighted the substantial effects that changes in migraine have on physical function, emotional wellbeing, workplace productivity, treatment needs, and perceived stigma, reinforcing the value of\u00a0timely\u00a0diagnosis and treatment optimisation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Reference\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Buse DC et al. Changes in Migraine-Related Outcomes and Functioning at 1 Year: Results of the Longitudinal OVERCOME (US) Study.\u00a0Neurol\u00a0Ther.\u00a02026;DOI:10.1007\/s40120-026-00946-8\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Featured\u00a0image:\u00a0fizkes\u00a0on\u00a0Adobe Stock\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MIGRAINE outcomes improved for many individuals over 1 year in a longitudinal population study.\u00a0 Improvements\u00a0were\u00a0associated\u00a0with fewer headache days,\u00a0reduced&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":578757,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[103,61,60],"class_list":["post-578756","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-health","tag-health","tag-ie","tag-ireland"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/578756","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=578756"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/578756\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/578757"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=578756"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=578756"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=578756"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}