[Headache incidence in a hospital community].
The purpose was to describe the main features of headache incidence in a hospital community, its frequency and the most requested medical investigation. Due to the stressful work environment, hospital is considered to hold a high-risk population. Interviews and questionnaires were utilized. Of a 1006 files, which were randomly filled out, 987 could be analyzed. Of all, 38.5% were from headache sufferers. By using a table of pain symptoms taken from the International Headache Society classification as a pattern, headaches were assigned as migraine, tension-type and other. The mean age was 31.18 and the frequency in females was higher than in males, at any type. Family occurrence in first-degree relatives was 76.8%. Frontal location, medium intensity and pulsation were the most described features. Stress was the most frequently mentioned trigger factor. A physician was consulted only by 41.3%. Cranium X-ray was the most frequently requested exam.
Zétola
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VH
Departamento de Clínica Médica, Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, Brasil.
Nóvak
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EM
Luiz
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A
Branco
B O
BO
Sato
B K
BK
Nita
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CS
Bubna
M H
MH
Prado
R de A
Rde A
Werneck
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LC
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D006282:Health Personnel; D006764:Hospitals, Community; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000150:complications; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
Incidência de cefaléia em uma comunidade hospitalar.