Homeopathy Impact on Physical Health Aspects of Quality of Life of Patients with Chronic Headache in Isfahan in 2015
Mohsen Ghadiri1 and Minoo Motaghi21Graduate student, nursing education (public health orientation of Islamic Azad University of Isfahan (Khorasgan) 2Member of the Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Islamic Azad University of Isfahan (Khorasgan), Corresponding Author Email: m.motaghi912@gmail.com
Abstract: Headache is the most common pain syndrome and more than 90 percent of people over the year have had an attack. Due to the high prevalence of headache in the world and Iran, and its impact on quality of life and because of side effects of chemical drugs and the high cost of current treatments,this study aimed to investigate the effect of homeopathy on physical health aspects of quality of life of patients with chronic headache and performed in Isfahan in 2015. This quasi-experimental is the kind of single group, and it is a before and after. The questionnaire consisted of demographic and quality of life (SF-36). Sampling is available, in which 51 patients with chronic headache in a way that met the inclusion criteria. Before making a homeopathic demographic questionnaire and the consent were completed by patients and quality of life questionnaire in two stages prior to undertaking homeopathy and the again three months later it was completed by patients. In order to analyze the data, SPSS20 software was used. In this study, homeopathic significantly improve the physical health aspects of quality of life of patients with chronic headache and the differences between pretest and post test scores was significant(p>(05/0 The results showed that homeopathy can be effective in improving physical health aspects of quality of life of patients with chronic headaches and be used as a useful method of treatment.
Keywords: chronic headache; quality of life; Homeopathy Back to TOC