Table 3 Quality of life and willingness to pay for effective headache care, by headache type
Headache type | Quality of life (WHOQoL-8 summed score) mean ± SD | Willingness to pay | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Na | Absolute (USD/month) mean ± SD [median] | % of income mean ± SD [median] | ||
No headache (N = 1314 | 30.5 ± 3.1 | - | ||
Migraine (N = 452) | 29.5 ± 3.0 (p < 0.0001) | 406 | 1.57 ± 1.91 [0.79] | 8.5 ± 18.5 [3.0] |
Tension-type headache (N = 493) | 29.3 ± 3.0 (p < 0.0001) | 473 | 1.32 ± 1.74 [0.79] | 3.9 ± 6.2 [2.5] |
Probable MOH (N = 21) | 26.3 ± 4.6 (p = 0.0005) | 11 | 1.54 ± 1.97 [1.06] | 2.1 ± 1.8 [1.3] |
Other headache on ≥15 d/m (N = 67) | 27.0 ± 3.4 (p < 0.0001) | 64 | 1.46 ± 1.34 [1.06] | 4.6 ± 5.1 [2.4] |