Abstract
Background The World Health Organization has classified headache as the 14 cause of disabling illnesses. Millions of people are affected by this pathology, especially during their working life. Surprisingly, subjects affected by headache, in particular by migraine, present a low degree of self-awareness of their pathology, and they do not usually consult any headache center [1]. For this reason migraineurs often go towards serious complications, such as chronicization or drug abuse. We investigated, in a selected population of workers, employees of the Ospedali Riuniti in Ancona, the number of people affected by headache and their awareness. We also investigated the drugs used to verify the use of a specific therapy for such a diffused pathology.
Highlights
The World Health Organization has classified headache as the 14th cause of disabling illnesses
We submitted all types of health workers to an anonymous questionnaire concerning the presence of headache and its characteristics
We investigated if these subjects referred to their general practitioner or to a headache center for their symptoms
Summary
The World Health Organization has classified headache as the 14th cause of disabling illnesses. Methods We submitted all types of health workers (physicians, nurses, technicians, sanitary operators) to an anonymous questionnaire concerning the presence of headache and its characteristics. We investigated if these subjects referred to their general practitioner or to a headache center for their symptoms. We tried to understand the drugs employed by these people.
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