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Impact of Individual Headache Types on the Work and Work Efficiency of Headache Sufferers.


ABSTRACT: Background: Headaches have not only medical but also great socioeconomic significance, therefore, it is necessary to evaluate the overall impact of headaches on a patient's life, including their work and work efficiency. The aim of this study was to determine the impact of individual headache types on work and work efficiency. Methods: This research was designed as a cross-sectional study performed by administering a questionnaire among employees. The questionnaire consisted of general questions, questions about headache features, and questions about the impact of headaches on work. Results: Monthly absence from work was mostly represented by migraine sufferers (7.1%), significantly more than with sufferers with tension-type headaches (2.23%; p = 0.019) and other headache types (2.15%; p = 0.025). Migraine sufferers (30.2%) worked in spite of a headache for more than 25 h, which was more frequent than with sufferers from tension-type and other-type headaches (13.4%). On average, headache sufferers reported work efficiency ranging from 66% to 90%. With regard to individual headache types, this range was significantly more frequent in subjects with tension-type headaches, whereas 91-100% efficiency was significantly more frequent in subjects with other headache types. Lower efficiency, i.e., 0-40% and 41-65%, was significantly more frequent with migraine sufferers. Conclusions: Headaches, especially migraines, significantly affect the work and work efficiency of headache sufferers by reducing their productivity. Loss is greater due to reduced efficiency than due to absenteeism.

SUBMITTER: Simic S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7560060 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Impact of Individual Headache Types on the Work and Work Efficiency of Headache Sufferers.

Simić Svetlana S   Rabi-Žikić Tamara T   Villar José R JR   Calvo-Rolle José Luis JL   Simić Dragan D   Simić Svetislav D SD  

International journal of environmental research and public health 20200922 18


<i>Background:</i> Headaches have not only medical but also great socioeconomic significance, therefore, it is necessary to evaluate the overall impact of headaches on a patient's life, including their work and work efficiency. The aim of this study was to determine the impact of individual headache types on work and work efficiency. <i>Methods</i>: This research was designed as a cross-sectional study performed by administering a questionnaire among employees. The questionnaire consisted of gen  ...[more]

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