IMPACT OF HEADACHE ON SICKNESS ABSENCE AND UTILIZATION OF MEDICAL-SERVICES - A DANISH POPULATION STUDY
IMPACT OF HEADACHE ON SICKNESS ABSENCE AND UTILIZATION OF MEDICAL-SERVICES - A DANISH POPULATION STUDY
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DOI:
10.1136/jech.46.4.443
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发表时间:
1992-08-01
影响因子:
6.3
通讯作者:
OLESEN, J
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作者:
RASMUSSEN, BK;JENSEN, R;OLESEN, J
Study objective-The aim was to study the extent and type of health service utilisation, medication habits, and sickness absence due to the primary headaches.Design-This was a cross sectional epidemiological survey of headache disorders in a general population. Headache was diagnosed according to a structured interview and a neurological examination using the criteria of the International Headache Society.Setting-A random sample of 25-64 year-old individuals was drawn from the Danish National Central Person Registry. All subjects were living in the Copenhagen County.Participants-740 subjects participated (76% of the sample); 119 had migraine and 578 had tension type headache.Main results-Among subjects with migraine 56% had, at some time, consulted their general practitioner because of the migraine. The corresponding percentage among subjects with tension type headache was 16. One or more specialists had been consulted by 16% of migraine sufferers and by 4% of subjects with tension type headache. The consultation rates of chiropractors and physiotherapists were 5-8%. Hospital admissions and supplementary laboratory investigations due to headache were rare (