| Prevalence and management of headache in a selected area of Southern Santa Catarina. | |
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PMID: 20464288 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Headache is a worldwide health problem which affects quality of life. OBJECTIVE: To identify the prevalence and management of headache and examine its impact. METHOD: A cross-sectional study with 240 participants was performed to collect data related to (a) headache occurrence, (b) its impact through the "Migraine Disability Assessment Test" (Midas), and (c) headache management. RESULTS: Last year prevalence (2008) was 64.6%. There was a low Midas score in 80.6% of cases. With regard to headache management, 86.4% of respondents said that they use medicines, mainly analgesics (73.9%). Prescribed medicines were used in 31.0% of cases, although 72.4% of those were old prescriptions. Headache was associated with gender (p=0.0002), occupation (p=0.0109) and mean age (p=0.0083), while the Midas score was associated with pain intensity (p=0.0069) and the use of drugs only during headache crisis (p=0.0464). CONCLUSION: There was a high prevalence of headaches and a low level of disability among the population studied, being the management based on self-medication. |
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Authors:
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Taís Dos Santos Corrêa; Kelly Miranda dos Santos; Dayani Galato |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria Volume: 68 ISSN: 1678-4227 ISO Abbreviation: Arq Neuropsiquiatr Publication Date: 2010 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-05-13 Completed Date: 2010-07-26 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0125444 Medline TA: Arq Neuropsiquiatr Country: Brazil |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 216-23 Citation Subset: IM |
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University of Southern Santa Catarina, Tubarão, SC, Brazil. |
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Adolescent Adult Aged Brazil / epidemiology Cross-Sectional Studies Female Headache / drug therapy, epidemiology* Humans Male Middle Aged Prevalence Self Medication / statistics & numerical data* Severity of Illness Index Socioeconomic Factors Young Adult |
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