Torun, Emel Bezmialem Vakıf University - Medical Faculty - Department of Pediatrics, Turkey , Güler, Serhat Bezmialem Vakıf University - Medical Faculty - Department of Pediatric Neurology, Turkey , Küçükkoç, Mehmet Bezmialem Vakıf University - Medical Faculty - Department of Pediatrics, Turkey , Ölçer, Sema Bezmialem Vakıf University - Medical Faculty - Department of Pediatric Psychiatry, Turkey , Arslan, Hüseyin Bezmialem Vakıf University - Medical Faculty - Department of Pediatrics, Turkey

The effects of internet use intensity on quality of life, anxiety and depression scores in pediatric migraine

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Objective: We aim to compare the quality of life, anxiety and depression scores of schoolchildren and adolescent migraineurs with healthy subjects according to the intensity of their Internet use. Methods: The migraine and control groups consisted of 142 migraineurs and 128 healthy children (age 9-17 years), respectively. Subjects were divided into 3 groups according to the intensity of their Internet- use intensity: Group 1: occasional Internet users, Group 2: regular Internet users, group 3: heavy Internet users. The children were divided into two groups according to the age while psychiatric tests were done: school children ( 12 years), adolescents ( 12 years). The psychiatric scales were accomplished by the Child Depression Inventory, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children and the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory for Children. Statistical analysis was performed with PASW Statistics, v.13.0. Results: For the children with migraine under 12 years in our study, different intensity of Internet use did not differ from the depression or anxiety scores compared with the control group. In the adolescent group, the scores about emotional role restriction and psychosocial functioning were higher than in the control group to a statistically significant level (p=0.008 and 0.02, respectively). Conclusion: The misuse of Internet in adolescents with migraine might led to emotional and psychosocial impairment.

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Migraine , intensity of Internet use , quality of life , anxiety , depression , children

Dicle Medical Journal

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