„Izbjegavajte izbjegavanje“: Uloga percipiranoga stresa i strategija suočavanja u kvaliteti zdravlja žena oboljelih od migrene

master's thesis

• Title (english): „Avoid avoidance“: The role of perceived stress and coping strategies in quality of health of women suffering from migraine
• Author: Andreja Krizmanić
• Mentor: Dragutin Ivanec (mentor)
• Committee member: Francesca Dumančić (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Darja Maslić Seršić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; (Department of Psychology); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2023-07-05, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychology; Other Applied Psychologies

Abstract

Dosadašnja istraživanja pokazala su da migrena umanjuje kvalitetu života vezanu uz zdravlje pojedinaca koji od nje boluju, i za vrijeme napadaja i u razdoblju između napadaja migrene. Stres je u brojnim interakcijama s migrenom, a prilikom suočavanja sa stresom osobe oboljele od migrene najčešće koriste pasivne strategije poput izbjegavanja. Cilj ovog istraživanja bio je dobiti bolji uvid u kvalitetu života vezanu uz zdravlje žena oboljelih od migrene te odgovoriti u kakvom je ona odnosu s percipiranim stresom i strategijama suočavanja sa stresom. Rezultati anketnog upitnika kojeg su popunile 534 žene, pokazali su da ispitanice imaju nižu kvalitetu života vezanu uz zdravlje od žena iz opće populacije Republike Hrvatske na svim aspektima zdravlja, osim na percepciji općeg zdravlja, gdje postižu podjednake rezultate. Na ispitanom uzorku stres je jedan od glavnih okidača migrene, iako kod sudionica razina percipiranoga stresa je u prosjeku bila umjerena. Više razine percipiranoga stresa bile povezane s više korištenja suočavanja izbjegavanjem te nižim razinama svih aspekata psihičkog zdravlja i općeg zdravlja kvalitete života vezane uz zdravlje. Osim što se pokazalo da je izbjegavanje bilo povezano s nižim razinama određenih aspekata općeg i psihičkog zdravlja, ono je bilo djelomični medijator veze percipiranoga stresa i tih aspekata kvalitete života vezane uz zdravlje.

Abstract (english)

Previous researches has shown that migraine reduces the health-related quality of life of individuals who suffer from it, during attacks and in the period between migraine attacks. There are many stress-migraine interactions and when dealing with stress, people with migraine often use passive strategies, such as avoidance. The aim of this research was to get a better insight into the health-related quality of life of women suffering from migraine and to answer how is it associated with perceived stress and coping strategies. The results of online questionnaire, which was filled out by 534 women, showed that participants had lower health-related quality of life than women from the general population of Croatia on all aspects of health, except for the perception of general health, where we find equal results. One of the main triggers od migraine of this sample is stress, although the measured level of perceived stress turned out to be moderate. Higher levels of perceived stress were associated with using avoidance more often and with lower levels of all aspects of psychological health and general health of health-related quality of life. Avoidance was, not only associated with lower levels of aspects of general and psychological health, but was also a partial mediator of the relationship between perceived stress and these aspects of health-related quality of life.

• Keywords: migrena; kvaliteta života vezana uz zdravlje; percipirani stres; strategije suočavanja; žene oboljele od migrene
• Keywords (english): migraine; health related quality of life; perceived stress; coping strategies; woman suffering from migraine
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:131:678051
• Study programme: Title: Psychology; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra psihologije (magistar/magistra psihologije)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2023-07-10 11:36:41