title: Workplace disability in migraine: an Italian experience.
abstract: Workplace disability due to migraine has not been extensively researched in non-English speaking countries. We assessed the repercussions of headache, and particularly of migraine, on work in a sample of employees from an Italian company (Bulgari). Information was obtained through a self-answering questionnaire in "all headaches" sufferers, and through direct interview in migraine sufferers (diagnosis according to IHS criteria). Headache frequency, pain intensity and headache-related disability were higher in migraineurs than in "all headaches" sufferers. About a quarter of migraineurs missed at least one day in the three months prior to the interview due to headache, and around 10% lost two or more days over the same period. Moore than 50% of migraineurs reported 1-7 days per month at work with headache, with reduction in productivity level by 50% or more in 15% of respondents. Our data confirmed that headaches, and particularly migraine, cause a considerable reduction in workplace productivity. Workplace interventions to effectively manage migraine are needed.
authors.affiliation: National Neurological Institute C. Besta, Via Celoria 11, I-20133 Milan, Italy. damicodo@tiscali.it
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: D'Amico
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Genco
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Perini
mesh_terms: D004185:Disability Evaluation; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000191:economics* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires