The prevalence of primary headache disorders and their associated factors among nursing staff in North China

Abstract

BackgroundEpidemiological data on the prevalence of headache in nursing staff in Mainland China are lacking. We therefore performed a study to assess the prevalence of headache, and factors associated with headaches, in nursing staff in three hospitals in North China.MethodsStratified random cluster sampling was used to select 1102 nurses from various departments in three hospitals. A structured questionnaire was used to collect epidemiological data, headache characteristics and associated factors.ResultsThe response rate was 93.0%. Among nursing staff, the 1-year prevalence of primary headache disorders was 45.3%, of migraine 14.8% (migraine with aura 3.4%, migraine without aura 11.4%), of tension-type headache (TTH) 26.2%, of chronic daily headache (CDH) 2.7%. Multivariate analysis showed that seniority (≥5 years) was a risk factor for migraine (OR 2.280), obesity (BMI ≥ 25) was a risk factor for TTH and CDH (OR 1.684 and 3.184), and age (≥40 years) was a risk factor for CDH (OR 8.455). Nurses working in internal medicine were more likely to suffer CDH than those in other departments. Working a greater number of night shifts was also associated with increased prevalence of headache.ConclusionThe prevalence of primary headache disorders in nurses is higher than that in the general population in China, and occupational factors may play an important role. Therefore, the prevalence of headache in nurses should be a focus of attention, and coping strategies should be provided. Such measures could contribute to improving patient care.

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“…This prevalence is much higher than the mean of global headache prevalence 46% as well as the general population prevalence in Saudi Arabia 63% [5,11]. And the other studies among varies Health Care Workers (HCWs) that conducted in Switzerland, Nigeria, Taiwan and North China offer 61%, 39.3%, 49.6% and 45.3%, respectively [12][13][14][15]. These stringent results refer to the burden of stress that affecting health care professionals and exactly the emergency department staff [16].…”

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“…These findings reinforce the search for self-medication, masking the symptoms that usually need to be investigated in view of the vulnerability of the nursing worker to illness. In China the prevalence of primary headache in nurses is higher than in the general population (25) . In relation to the financial impact, headache accounts for approximately 20% of the absenteeism-disease in Brazilian health institutions (21) .…”

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“…[5,11] And the other studies among varies Health Care Workers (HCWs) that conducted inSwitzerland, Nigeria, Taiwan and North China offer61%, 39.3%, 49.6%and 45.3%, respectively. [12][13][14][15] These stringent results refer to the burden of stress that affecting health care professionals and exactly the emergency department staff. [16] The statistical significant difference is shown in (Table 2) between headache prevalence in the last 3 months and doing physical activities ≥ 30 min.…”