20%"Headache Experienced Workers"More Than 8 Days a Month"78%"Disruption to Work"
Sep 24, 2024
According to a survey of 500 office workers in Korea by the Korean Headache Association (Chairman Joo Min-kyung, Department of Neurology at Yonsei University Severance Hospital), more than 20% of office workers have experienced headaches more than eight days a month, and 8 out of 10 office workers have experienced work disruptions due to headaches.
The survey was conducted on mobile from Aug. 21 to Aug. 23 for office workers platform Remember users to examine the frequency of headaches, symptoms, work productivity caused by headaches, and perceptions of migraine diseases, and 500 office workers who had experienced headaches in the past year participated.
According to the survey, office workers experienced headaches for more than 1 day and less than 4 days (50.4%), 252 people)' was the most frequent number of days in a month, followed by '4 days and less than 8 days (29% and 145)', '8 days and less than 15 days (13.6% and 68)', and '15 days and more (7% and 35 people)', indicating that about 20% of all respondents experienced headaches for more than 8 days a month, said Joo Min-kyung, president of the Korean Headache Association (Department of Neurology at Yonsei University Severance Hospital).
Headache symptoms experienced by office workers over the past year were typical 'Feeling as if one's head was pressed, tightened, or tied a band (40.6% and 203 people)';' Pain as if poking briefly for 1 to 3 seconds with a needle (24% and 120 people)';'Head throbbing or itching as if one's heart was beating (17.4% and 87 people)' In addition, when asked about the comorbidities experienced by respondents among headache symptoms, they complained that the noises that usually felt casual when they had headaches sounded uncomfortable (71.2% and 356)', that light or bright places felt intrusive or uncomfortable (51.6% and 258)', that they complained that they had a headache (42.2% and 211)', that they felt sick or nauseated when they had headaches (40.6% and 203 people)', and that they had vomiting (17.8% and 89 people)'.
Based on this, the types of headaches analyzed by respondents were migraines (68.8%, 344), tension-type headaches (18.2% and 91), primary cramps (5.2% and 26), and others (7.8% and 39), and about 20% of migraines (344 people) were high-frequency illustrated migraines (14% and 48 people) with headaches occurring more than 8 days and less than 15 days a month and chronic migraines (6%, 21 people) with headaches occurring more than 15 days a month. In particular, respondents complaining of chronic migraines were confirmed to have 14.9 days of disability due to headaches during a month, and headaches caused many obstacles to daily life in half of the month.
When asked about their response to a headache, more than half of the respondents were found to be taking a painkiller (58.8%, 294)', while the remaining respondents were found to be taking a rest until the headache stopped (18.8%, 94)', just holding back (17.4% and 87)', and visiting the hospital (4.4% and 22)'. The most common reason for not visiting the hospital due to headaches was that 'I delayed my visit because I was busy and had no time' (24.32% and 214) followed by 'I didn't think it was a disease to treat.' was controlled by 20.91% (184 people), ' was controlled by a general painkiller by 20.34% (179 people), ' 'because I could tolerate the symptoms' by 18.75% (165 people), ' 'because I didn't know which hospital to go to' by 7.39% (65 people), ' 'because I didn't know if there was a specialist doctor or therapeutic drug' by 3.98% (35 people), ' 'because of the cost' by 2.73% (24 people), and other opinions by 1.59% (14 people) were found to be less aware of active treatment and management than pain caused by headaches.
Joo Min-kyung, president of the Korean Headache Association, explained, "Although most office workers are hampered by headaches and various accompanying symptoms in their daily lives, awareness of their severity and need to manage them is low. If the headache persists or is severe, you should suspect migraines and visit a neurologist for accurate diagnosis and appropriate treatment."
It was found that the majority of office workers who participated in the survey had experienced work disruptions due to headaches. Eight out of 10 respondents (78%, 390) said they had been disrupted by headaches, and when looking at the specific impact, 41.54 percent (162 people) of the respondents (390 people) said the headaches made it harder to concentrate on work than usual, while 38.97% (152 people) said they wanted to lie down and rest', 15.13% (59 people) answered that they were not absent, but they were hindered from activities such as meeting and meeting attendance.
Meanwhile, despite the majority of respondents experiencing headaches and being affected by work productivity, there was a lack of awareness of migraine, one of the typical headache diseases. Migraine headaches on both sides are also common, and symptoms such as phobias, acrophobia, and odorophobia are accompanied by severe headaches, but 82.2% (411 people) of the respondents mistook migraines for headaches that usually felt on one side of their head. In addition, 37.9% (448 people) of the questions about choosing all the previously known symptoms of migraines, 17.68% (209 people) of the questions about `my head aches as if it's dizzy or vomiting and nausea,' 17.6% (208 people) of the questions about `When I have a headache, I feel uncomfortable in light or bright places,' 15.57% (184 people) of `Suddenly, and 11.25% (133 people) of the questions about `Suddenly, vision, sound, smell, vomiting, nausea and nausea. Finally, when asked 'Migrain is a preventable disease', nearly half of the respondents (46.4% and 232) answered that migraines are a non-preventable disease, confirming the need for accurate information and education on migraines.
Chairman Joo Min-kyung said, `Since migraines are often misunderstood as headaches that occur only in one head due to the name of the disease, even migraine patients often do not know that their symptoms are migraines.' `The Korean Headache Society will continue to carry out activities to improve awareness of migraines by dispelling misunderstandings about them and providing correct information on them.'
The survey was conducted on mobile from Aug. 21 to Aug. 23 for office workers platform Remember users to examine the frequency of headaches, symptoms, work productivity caused by headaches, and perceptions of migraine diseases, and 500 office workers who had experienced headaches in the past year participated.
According to the survey, office workers experienced headaches for more than 1 day and less than 4 days (50.4%), 252 people)' was the most frequent number of days in a month, followed by '4 days and less than 8 days (29% and 145)', '8 days and less than 15 days (13.6% and 68)', and '15 days and more (7% and 35 people)', indicating that about 20% of all respondents experienced headaches for more than 8 days a month, said Joo Min-kyung, president of the Korean Headache Association (Department of Neurology at Yonsei University Severance Hospital).
Headache symptoms experienced by office workers over the past year were typical 'Feeling as if one's head was pressed, tightened, or tied a band (40.6% and 203 people)';' Pain as if poking briefly for 1 to 3 seconds with a needle (24% and 120 people)';'Head throbbing or itching as if one's heart was beating (17.4% and 87 people)' In addition, when asked about the comorbidities experienced by respondents among headache symptoms, they complained that the noises that usually felt casual when they had headaches sounded uncomfortable (71.2% and 356)', that light or bright places felt intrusive or uncomfortable (51.6% and 258)', that they complained that they had a headache (42.2% and 211)', that they felt sick or nauseated when they had headaches (40.6% and 203 people)', and that they had vomiting (17.8% and 89 people)'.
Based on this, the types of headaches analyzed by respondents were migraines (68.8%, 344), tension-type headaches (18.2% and 91), primary cramps (5.2% and 26), and others (7.8% and 39), and about 20% of migraines (344 people) were high-frequency illustrated migraines (14% and 48 people) with headaches occurring more than 8 days and less than 15 days a month and chronic migraines (6%, 21 people) with headaches occurring more than 15 days a month. In particular, respondents complaining of chronic migraines were confirmed to have 14.9 days of disability due to headaches during a month, and headaches caused many obstacles to daily life in half of the month.
When asked about their response to a headache, more than half of the respondents were found to be taking a painkiller (58.8%, 294)', while the remaining respondents were found to be taking a rest until the headache stopped (18.8%, 94)', just holding back (17.4% and 87)', and visiting the hospital (4.4% and 22)'. The most common reason for not visiting the hospital due to headaches was that 'I delayed my visit because I was busy and had no time' (24.32% and 214) followed by 'I didn't think it was a disease to treat.' was controlled by 20.91% (184 people), ' was controlled by a general painkiller by 20.34% (179 people), ' 'because I could tolerate the symptoms' by 18.75% (165 people), ' 'because I didn't know which hospital to go to' by 7.39% (65 people), ' 'because I didn't know if there was a specialist doctor or therapeutic drug' by 3.98% (35 people), ' 'because of the cost' by 2.73% (24 people), and other opinions by 1.59% (14 people) were found to be less aware of active treatment and management than pain caused by headaches.
Joo Min-kyung, president of the Korean Headache Association, explained, "Although most office workers are hampered by headaches and various accompanying symptoms in their daily lives, awareness of their severity and need to manage them is low. If the headache persists or is severe, you should suspect migraines and visit a neurologist for accurate diagnosis and appropriate treatment."
It was found that the majority of office workers who participated in the survey had experienced work disruptions due to headaches. Eight out of 10 respondents (78%, 390) said they had been disrupted by headaches, and when looking at the specific impact, 41.54 percent (162 people) of the respondents (390 people) said the headaches made it harder to concentrate on work than usual, while 38.97% (152 people) said they wanted to lie down and rest', 15.13% (59 people) answered that they were not absent, but they were hindered from activities such as meeting and meeting attendance.
Meanwhile, despite the majority of respondents experiencing headaches and being affected by work productivity, there was a lack of awareness of migraine, one of the typical headache diseases. Migraine headaches on both sides are also common, and symptoms such as phobias, acrophobia, and odorophobia are accompanied by severe headaches, but 82.2% (411 people) of the respondents mistook migraines for headaches that usually felt on one side of their head. In addition, 37.9% (448 people) of the questions about choosing all the previously known symptoms of migraines, 17.68% (209 people) of the questions about `my head aches as if it's dizzy or vomiting and nausea,' 17.6% (208 people) of the questions about `When I have a headache, I feel uncomfortable in light or bright places,' 15.57% (184 people) of `Suddenly, and 11.25% (133 people) of the questions about `Suddenly, vision, sound, smell, vomiting, nausea and nausea. Finally, when asked 'Migrain is a preventable disease', nearly half of the respondents (46.4% and 232) answered that migraines are a non-preventable disease, confirming the need for accurate information and education on migraines.
Chairman Joo Min-kyung said, `Since migraines are often misunderstood as headaches that occur only in one head due to the name of the disease, even migraine patients often do not know that their symptoms are migraines.' `The Korean Headache Society will continue to carry out activities to improve awareness of migraines by dispelling misunderstandings about them and providing correct information on them.'
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