Headaches In Consultation In Jharkhand And Its Impact On The Quality Of Life.
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2018, Vol 17, Issue 10
Abstract
Objective Headaches are a real public health problem. This study describes the impact of headaches on quality of life of population of jharkhand. Methods This was a cross-sectional descriptive study from february 2016 to january 2018, conducted in patients coming to emergency department and outpatient department of neurosurgery RIMS ranchi jharkhand.The epidemiology, clinical aspect and impact of headaches were assessed using HIT-6 and MIDAS test. Results The prevalence of headaches was estimated at 8%. The average age was 38.5 years old. By correlating the total number of patients in society by gender and the number of patient who consulted for headaches, we found 8% of females against 7% for males. Seen the profile of different patients, headaches were found mainly among laborers (67.3%). Following the history and clinical examination of patients, the prevalence of primary headaches was 83.6% against 16.4% for secondary headaches. Headaches with most significant impact on daily life were observed respectively for 17.3% and 31.8% in the HIT-6 test. Grade III and IV of disability were recorded respectively for 21.8% and 9.1% in the MIDAS test. The correlation between the functional disability associated with headaches and the professional category found moderate and severe disability respectively for 54.1% and 70% of laborers while no senior executive had moderate or severe functional disability. The correlation between the impact of headaches on the activities of daily life and the professional category found substantial and severe impact respectively for 78.9% and 57.2% of laborers while 5.7% of senior executives had a severe impact. the correlation between functional disability related to headaches and the gender found 10,5% of severe disability for women and 8.8% for men. The correlation between the impact of headaches on daily life and the gender found 42.1 of severe impact for women and 29.7% for men. Conclusion Headaches impose a heavy burden in the workplace especially for women and laborers. Their adequate care will improve the quality of life of workers with headaches for better work performance.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr. Alok Chandra Prakash, Dr. Pradeepta Kumar Majhi, Dr Anand Prakash, Dr Chandra Bhushan Sahay
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