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. 2010 Jan;52(1):8-14.
doi: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e3181c1dc56.

Employment and work impact of chronic migraine and episodic migraine

Walter F Stewart  1 , G Craig Wood, Aubrey Manack, Sepideh F Varon, Dawn C Buse, Richard B Lipton
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Employment and work impact of chronic migraine and episodic migraine

Walter F Stewart et al. J Occup Environ Med. 2010 Jan.

Abstract

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.

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