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The Economic Burden of Headache: An Epidemiological Study in the Republic of San Marino
Author(s) -
Benassi G.,
D'Alessandro R.,
Lenzi P.L.,
Manzaroli D.,
Baldrati A.,
Lugaresi E.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
headache: the journal of head and face pain
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.14
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1526-4610
pISSN - 0017-8748
DOI - 10.1111/j.1526-4610.1986.hed2609457.x
Subject(s) - epidemiology , medicine , pediatrics , demography , sociology
SYNOPSIS We examined the socio‐economic consequences of headache in a random sample of 514 working people living inthe Republic of San Marino. Our results show that, in the preceding year, 255 out of 514 (49.6%) suffered fromheadache; 31.9% (164/514) reported decreased efficiency as a consequence of headache; 9.3% (48/514) reportedthat head pain is always severe; 7.4% (38/514) were absent from work because of headache for a total of 338working days lost; 8.4% of all working days lost to illness were due to headache.We estimated that in the Republic of San Marino (21,792 inhabitants), headache causes a loss of at least 5,000working days every year. Since the cost of a working day in the Republic of San Marino is about 100,000 italianlire, the economic burden in this area amounts to 500 millions of lire in a year. This shows that headache is amajor socio‐medical problem.