Study of Social Capital Status in Patients With Primary Headache Compared to Control Group

Azar Pirdehghan, Abolghasem Rahimdel, Fariba Yazdanfar, Mohammadreza Malekjamshidi
2017 Internal Medicine and Medical Investigation  
and objectives: Social capital in general is mutual relationships, interactions and networks that emerge among human being groups and is the level of trust formed in specific group as commitment and social norm. This issue is associated with many mental and physical disorders in the community. The objective of this study was to evaluate the level of social capital in some people with primary headache in comparison with control group.Materials and Methods: This case-control study was
more » ... on 60 patients with primary headache referred to one of neurology clinics in Yazd city (Iran) in comparison to 60 cases without primary headache that had some similarities with case group in demographic features. The study tool was a social capital questionnaire containing demographic information of the patients.Results: The mean score of social capital in the group with primary headache was 193.5±30.82 while the mean score of social capital in the control group was 214.1±34.22 (P value=0.001), indicating a significant correlation between social capital level and catching primary headache.Conclusion: Further studies are needed on the effect of social capital on the level of response to treatment in patients with primary headache. It is also suggested to be conducted interventions regarding the impact of social capital on headaches and broader studies with larger scale (urban population) in this regard.
doi:10.24200/imminv.v2i3.89 fatcat:sdvihlkgfbfevaem35jjfgzz5i