Table 4 Personal impact of headache assessed by seven questions
From: The impact of headache in Europe: principal results of the Eurolight project
Question | Proportion responding adversely* (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Overall | Male | Female | |
1. Have your headaches interfered with your education? | 9.2 | 7.9 | 9.9 |
2. Do you believe your headaches have made you less successful in your career? | 7.7 | 7.0 | 8.1 |
3. Have your headaches resulted in reduced earnings? | 8.4 | 8.0 | 8.7 |
4. Do you avoid telling people that you have headaches? | 31.4 | 30.1 | 32.1 |
5. Do you feel that your employer and work colleagues understand and accept your headaches? | 36.3† | 38.9† | 34.9† |
6. Do you feel that your family and friends understand and accept your headaches? | 10.8 | 10.5 | 10.9 |
7. Taking into account everything you do to treat your headaches, do you feel you are in control of your headaches? | 13.5 | 13.0 | 13.7 |