Migraine decreases productivity by 50% and steals one week of work per month – News

The first results of one of the largest international studies on migraine have just been published. The research involved more than 11,000 people from 31 countries. Migraine is a neurological disease, with seizures of varying severity and symptoms such as headache, nausea, vomiting and sensitivity to light

The study "My Migraine Voice", promoted by the pharmaceutical company Novartis, involved men and women with at least four days of migraine per month and a predefined quota of 90% of people with at least one treatment preventive.

The Results Presented At the 60th Annual Meeting of the American Headache Society (AHS) in San Francisco, show that migraine reduces labor productivity by half. In contrast, on average, 60% of respondents reported having missed nearly a week of work (4.6 days) in the past month due to illness.

The My Migraine Voice study assessed the impact of migraine (MIS) and lost time (absenteeism) due to migraine, based on the WPAI questionnaire (productivity and work disability) [19659009] Migraine is often underestimated headache

Half of productivity

Those who had worked the week before the study reported that productivity was reduced by more than half (53% reduction) , increasing to 56% among workers with treatment failure in two or more preventative treatments

"Migraine is often underestimated as a simple headache.These results provide a new perspective on an invisible disease, even if it is debilitating" , says Elena Ruiz de la Torre, executive director and former president of the European Alliance Against Migraine and Headaches (EMHA).

"Although they live in a co ndition very disabling, but they need greater symptom relief and better support at the workplace to reach their full potential. "Despite the devastating impact of migraine, respondents shared that while most employers (63%) are aware of their condition, only

Migraine often occurs in working age, between 18 and 18 years, and the number of people who emigrated to the United States is higher than in the US, 35 and 45, often resulting in temporary disability in a crisis.People may become unable due to symptoms , which can last for days. Migraine is costly for society, with total costs estimated at between $ 18 and $ 27 billion in Europe and about $ 20 billion in the United States.