Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2008 Jul;50(7):736-45.
doi: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e31818180cb.

Work impact of migraine headaches

Walter F Stewart  1 , G Craig Wood, Hanieh Razzaghi, Michael L Reed, Richard B Lipton
Affiliations

Work impact of migraine headaches

Walter F Stewart et al. J Occup Environ Med. 2008 Jul.

Abstract

Objective: To estimate work impact of headache among migraineurs.

Methods: Data were from a U.S. nationwide mailed questionnaire of 193,477 participants in the American Migraine Prevalence and Prevention study. Lost Productive Time (LPT) was the sum of missed hours plus reduced productivity hour equivalents. The cause of LPT was self-reported.

Results: The mean LPT per week was 1.8 hours for headache and 2.8 for all health related causes; 76.5% of the headache-related LPT was explained by reduced performance (ie, presenteeism). The 29% of migraine cases with 11+ headaches-d/mo accounted for 49% of overall LPT; the 19% of those with pain score of 9 to 10 on a 0 to 10 scale accounted for 33% of the overall LPT.

Conclusions: Individuals with frequent and severe headaches account for a disproportionate share of the headache-related LPT.

PubMed Disclaimer

Publication types

LinkOut - more resources