Admissive evaluation and the headache diagnosis

Authors

  • Márcia Cristina Matos Macêdo Brazilian Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
  • Paulo Sergio Faro Santos Neurological Institute of Curitiba
  • Alan Chester Feitosa de Jesus Brazilian Neurology Academy

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48208/HeadacheMed.2016.10

Keywords:

Headache, Prevalence, Disability, Employment

Abstract

Objectives: To question and to describe the headache prevalence in a population undergone admissive evaluation. Methods: 607 individuals were undergone admissive evaluation, whose data were catalogued by the examiner neurologist. The questions "Do you have headache? Does headache interfere in your life quality?" were made to all patients, and the prevalence was compared with the literature. Results: The sample was composed of individuals from 17 to 66 years old (27.72 on average), in which 98.35% were male. About 5% of the individuals answered YES to both questions, 0.65% answered YES to only the first question, and no female answered YES to both questions. Conclusions: The observed headache prevalence is smaller than in other studies of healthy populations. It is possible that the hopeful applicant omit this information during the admissive evaluation by fearing that this information would interfere negatively in their hiring.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Author Biographies

Márcia Cristina Matos Macêdo, Brazilian Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Physiatrist, Member of the Brazilian Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Paulo Sergio Faro Santos, Neurological Institute of Curitiba

Resident medical, Department of Neurology, Neurological Institute of Curitiba; Member of the
Brazilian Headache Society

Alan Chester Feitosa de Jesus, Brazilian Neurology Academy

Neurologist, Member of the Brazilian Headache Society; Member of the Brazilian Neurology Academy

Downloads

Published

2016-06-30

How to Cite

1.
Macêdo MCM, Santos PSF, Jesus ACF de. Admissive evaluation and the headache diagnosis. Headache Med [Internet]. 2016 Jun. 30 [cited 2024 Mar. 29];7(2):50-3. Available from: https://headachemedicine.com.br/index.php/hm/article/view/284

Issue

Section

Original

Similar Articles

You may also start an advanced similarity search for this article.

Most read articles by the same author(s)

1 2 > >>