Prevalence and management of headache in a selected area of Southern Santa Catarina

Abstract

Headache is a worldwide health problem which affects quality of life. Objective: To identify the prevalence and management of headache and examine its impact. Method: A crosssectional study with 240 participants was performed to collect data related to (a) headache occurrence, (b) its impact through the "Migraine Disability Assessment Test" (Midas), and (c) headache management. results: Last year prevalence (2008) was 64.6%. There was a low Midas score in 80.6% of cases. With regard to headache management, 86.4% of respondents said that they use medicines, mainly analgesics (73.9%). Prescribed medicines were used in 31.0% of cases, although 72.4% of those were old prescriptions. Headache was associated with gender (p=0.0002), occupation (p=0.0109) and mean age (p=0.0083), while the Midas score was associated with pain intensity (p=0.0069) and the use of drugs only during headache crisis (p=0.0464). conclusion: There was a high prevalence of headaches and a low level of disability among the population studied, being the management based on self-medication. Key words: headache, self-medication, prevalence.Prevalência e manejo de cefaléias em um município do sul de santa catarina resuMO As cefaléias constituem um problema de saúde mundial que afeta a qualidade de vida. Objetivo: Identificar a prevalência de cefaléias, conhecendo seu impacto e manejo adotado. Método: Estudo transversal com 240 participantes, coletando-se dados relacionados à ocorrência de cefaléia; impacto através do Migraine Disability Assessment Test (Midas); e manejo. resultados: A prevalência no último ano (2008) foi 64,6%. O escore do Midas foi pequeno em 80,6% dos casos. Em relação ao manejo, 86,4% dos entrevistados utilizavam medicamentos, principalmente, analgésicos (73,9%). Em 31,0% das situações o medicamento foi prescrito, sendo que destas, 72,4% eram prescrições antigas. A cefaléia associou-se com gênero (p=0,0002), situação profissional (p=0,0109) e média de idade (p=0,0083) e o Midas com intensidade da dor (p=0,0069) e uso de medicamentos apenas na crise (p=0,0464). conclusão: Houve alta prevalência de cefaléias e baixo grau de inaptidão na população estudada, sendo o manejo baseado na automedicação. Palavras-chave: cefaléia, automedicação, prevalência. CorrespondenceDayani Galato Avenida José Acácio Moreira 787 88704-900 Tubarão SC -Brasil

Prevalence and comorbidity of migraine headache: results from the Singapore Mental Health Study 2016

“…A research study by Corrêa et al similarly found that active employees showed a greater tendency to have migraine than pensioners and retirees. A possible suggestion could be that employed individuals are more heavily exposed to triggering and aggravating factors including emotional stress in the work place [57]. A longitudinal study revealed that retirement is associated with a decrease in migraine prevalence, particularly among persons with a high amount of work stress or proneness to overreact to stress [58,59].…”

Primary headache disorders in Latin America and the Caribbean: A meta-analysis of population-based studies

“…Reasons for exclusion are explained in online Supplementary Table 2. Finally, 38 records were included (one from the manual search [51–89). Some studies presented their results in complementary manuscripts (da Silva et al., n = 3 records [59,67,88]; Lavados and Tenhamm, n = 2 [68,69]; Queiroz et al., n = 3 [78–80]; Quesada-Vázquez et al., n = 2 [81,82]; Rueda-Sánchez et al.…”

“…Thirty subpopulations from 29 studies were included for this analysis (51–53,55–58,60–64,66–72,74–81,83–89). The total number of individuals included were 54,357; from them, 20,828 cases of primary headache disorders were diagnosed.…”

“…Overall Primary Headaches. Thirty subpopulations from 29 studies were included for this analysis (51)(52)(53)(55)(56)(57)(58)(60)(61)(62)(63)(64)(66)(67)(68)(69)(70)(71)(72)(74)(75)(76)(77)(78)(79)(80)(81)(83)(84)(85)(86)(87)(88)(89). The total number of individuals included were 54,357; from them, 20,828 cases of primary headache disorders were diagnosed.…”