An epidemiologic study of headache among adolescents and young adults

Article Abstract:

More than 10,000 individuals aged 12 to 29 were interviewed to determine the prevalence of headaches, their symptoms, and how the headaches were treated. The study focused on young people because they are the highest risk group for severe headaches. The women and men who responded to the telephone survey, all of whom live in Washington County, MD, had different responses to the survey questions. Ninety percent of the males and 95 percent of the females reported at least one headache in their lives. Half of all males and three-fourths of all females reported that their most recent headache occurred within the last month. The headaches lasted 5.9 hours for males and 8.2 hours for females. Females suffered more headaches for a longer duration than males and assigned a higher level of severity to their headaches. More than five percent gave their pain a nine or ten, compared to 3.2 percent of the males who rated their pain of the highest severity. Symptoms that occurred most frequently were unilateral pain, pain in the back of the head, neck and shoulders, and a feeling of having a tight band around the head. Of those who reported a headache in the 12 months prior to the survey, 85 percent of the men and 72 percent of the women did not consult a physician. Tylenol with codeine was the most common prescription drug used by headache sufferers.

Health aspects, Young adults, Demographic aspects, Teenagers, Youth, Maryland, Headache, Washington County, Maryland

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Lost productive time and cost due to common pain conditions in the US workforce

Article Abstract:

Pain that occurs during work hours is costing the US about $61 billion per year in lost productivity, according to a survey of 28,902 working adults. Thirteen percent of the adults experienced a loss of productivity caused by pain during work hours. The loss ranged from three to five hours per week. Headache, backache, arthritis and musculoskeletal pain were the most common causes of lost productivity from pain.

Pain, Medical care, Cost of, Health care costs

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Cost of lost productive work time among US workers with depression

Article Abstract:

Depression causes US employers $44 billion per year in reduced productivity, according to a study of 1,127 people who participated in the 2002 American Productivity Audit. This is $31 billion more than lost productivity among workers who are not depressed. This does not even include short- and long-term disability payments. Less than 30% of depressed employees in the survey took medications.

Psychological aspects, Depression, Mental, Depression (Mood disorder), Workers, Cost (Economics), Costs (Economics)

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