OBJECTIVE: To determine work impact of chronic migraine (CM) versus episodic migraine (EM). METHODS: Data were from the 2005 American Migraine Prevalence and Prevention study, a longitudinal population survey of more than 11,000 migraineurs. Lost productive time (LPT) was measured as missed work hours plus reduced productivity hour equivalents. RESULTS: Those with CM were 19% less likely to be working for pay compared with migraineurs with <or=3 headache-days/month. On average, those with CM lost 4.6 hours/wk from headache compared with 1.1 hours for those with <or=3 headache-days/month. Those with 10 to 14 headache-days/month or with CM accounted for 9.1% of employed migraineurs, 20.8% of work-related LPT, and 35% of the overall lost work time when considering medical leave and unemployment. CONCLUSIONS: The work impact of CM and high frequency EM will be underestimated if employment status is not measured.
OBJECTIVE: To determine work impact of chronic migraine (CM) versus episodic migraine (EM). METHODS: Data were from the 2005 American Migraine Prevalence and Prevention study, a longitudinal population survey of more than 11,000 migraineurs. Lost productive time (LPT) was measured as missed work hours plus reduced productivity hour equivalents. RESULTS: Those with CM were 19% less likely to be working for pay compared with migraineurs with <or=3 headache-days/month. On average, those with CM lost 4.6 hours/wk from headache compared with 1.1 hours for those with <or=3 headache-days/month. Those with 10 to 14 headache-days/month or with CM accounted for 9.1% of employed migraineurs, 20.8% of work-related LPT, and 35% of the overall lost work time when considering medical leave and unemployment. CONCLUSIONS: The work impact of CM and high frequency EM will be underestimated if employment status is not measured.
Authors: L M Bloudek; M Stokes; D C Buse; T K Wilcox; R B Lipton; P J Goadsby; S F Varon; A M Blumenfeld; Z Katsarava; J Pascual; M Lanteri-Minet; P Cortelli; P Martelletti Journal: J Headache Pain Date: 2012-05-29 Impact factor: 7.277
Authors: Andrea Negro; Martina Curto; Luana Lionetto; Simona Guerzoni; Luigi Alberto Pini; Paolo Martelletti Journal: Curr Treat Options Neurol Date: 2017-08-15 Impact factor: 3.598
Authors: Eric Schiffman; Richard Ohrbach; Edmond Truelove; John Look; Gary Anderson; Jean-Paul Goulet; Thomas List; Peter Svensson; Yoly Gonzalez; Frank Lobbezoo; Ambra Michelotti; Sharon L Brooks; Werner Ceusters; Mark Drangsholt; Dominik Ettlin; Charly Gaul; Louis J Goldberg; Jennifer A Haythornthwaite; Lars Hollender; Rigmor Jensen; Mike T John; Antoon De Laat; Reny de Leeuw; William Maixner; Marylee van der Meulen; Greg M Murray; Donald R Nixdorf; Sandro Palla; Arne Petersson; Paul Pionchon; Barry Smith; Corine M Visscher; Joanna Zakrzewska; Samuel F Dworkin Journal: J Oral Facial Pain Headache Date: 2014