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Employees of the banking sector in Guizhou Province in China: Prevalence of migraine, symptoms, disability and occupational risk factors

BackgroundAlthough studies have identified a high prevalence of migraine among employees in the banking sector, the symptoms of migraine, related disability and occupational risk factors are not well understood.AimsTo determine migraine prevalence, symptoms and disability among bank employees in Gui...

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Main Authors: Wei, Du, Loganathan, Tharani, Wong, Li Ping
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spelling my.um.eprints.382522023-12-01T02:39:59Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/38252/ Employees of the banking sector in Guizhou Province in China: Prevalence of migraine, symptoms, disability and occupational risk factors Wei, Du Loganathan, Tharani Wong, Li Ping RC Internal medicine RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry BackgroundAlthough studies have identified a high prevalence of migraine among employees in the banking sector, the symptoms of migraine, related disability and occupational risk factors are not well understood.AimsTo determine migraine prevalence, symptoms and disability among bank employees in Guizhou province in China and to examine occupational risk factors associated with migraine positivity and symptoms.MethodsIn a cross-sectional survey, two-stage probability sampling was used to select bank employees in Guizhou province, China. From May to October 2022, uniformly trained interviewers conducted face-to-face interviews using the HARDSHIP questionnaire. Logistic regression was used to examine factors associated with migraine positivity and symptoms.ResultsOf 1,985 contactable eligible subjects, 1,929 (male 45.4%, female 54.6%) completed the survey. The one-year prevalence of migraine was 27.2% (95% CI 25.2-29.2%). Of migraine-positive individuals, 11.2% had a monthly frequency >= 15 days, 11.8% had an attack duration > 72 h, and 14.9% had severe pain intensity. The median of days lost from work, housework and social activities due to migraine during a three-month period was 4, 3 and 2 days, respectively, with more than half (52.8%) patients reporting Grade III or IV disability. In multivariable analyses, positions in data analysis (OR = 1.8 95% CI 1.2-2.8], p < 0.01) and information technology (OR = 3.8 95% CI 1.7-8.3], p < 0.01) were occupational risk factors for migraine positivity. It was also found that professional positions were predictive of migraine attacks >= 15 days per month, administrative positions were predictive of duration > 72 h and severe pain intensity of migraine attacks, and working in remote branches was predictive of duration > 72 h.ConclusionsMigraine is prevalent among employees in the banking sector in Guizhou province in China, with a large proportion of sufferers carrying a high burden of symptoms and disability. The practical implication of this study is that the risk factors identified here could be translated to the focus of workplace monitoring and interventions to manage and prevent migraine. BioMed Central Ltd 2023-05 Article PeerReviewed Wei, Du and Loganathan, Tharani and Wong, Li Ping (2023) Employees of the banking sector in Guizhou Province in China: Prevalence of migraine, symptoms, disability and occupational risk factors. Journal of Headache and Pain, 24 (1). ISSN 1129-2369, DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/s10194-023-01591-4 <https://doi.org/10.1186/s10194-023-01591-4>. 10.1186/s10194-023-01591-4
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topic RC Internal medicine
RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
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RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
Wei, Du
Loganathan, Tharani
Wong, Li Ping
Employees of the banking sector in Guizhou Province in China: Prevalence of migraine, symptoms, disability and occupational risk factors
description BackgroundAlthough studies have identified a high prevalence of migraine among employees in the banking sector, the symptoms of migraine, related disability and occupational risk factors are not well understood.AimsTo determine migraine prevalence, symptoms and disability among bank employees in Guizhou province in China and to examine occupational risk factors associated with migraine positivity and symptoms.MethodsIn a cross-sectional survey, two-stage probability sampling was used to select bank employees in Guizhou province, China. From May to October 2022, uniformly trained interviewers conducted face-to-face interviews using the HARDSHIP questionnaire. Logistic regression was used to examine factors associated with migraine positivity and symptoms.ResultsOf 1,985 contactable eligible subjects, 1,929 (male 45.4%, female 54.6%) completed the survey. The one-year prevalence of migraine was 27.2% (95% CI 25.2-29.2%). Of migraine-positive individuals, 11.2% had a monthly frequency >= 15 days, 11.8% had an attack duration > 72 h, and 14.9% had severe pain intensity. The median of days lost from work, housework and social activities due to migraine during a three-month period was 4, 3 and 2 days, respectively, with more than half (52.8%) patients reporting Grade III or IV disability. In multivariable analyses, positions in data analysis (OR = 1.8 95% CI 1.2-2.8], p < 0.01) and information technology (OR = 3.8 95% CI 1.7-8.3], p < 0.01) were occupational risk factors for migraine positivity. It was also found that professional positions were predictive of migraine attacks >= 15 days per month, administrative positions were predictive of duration > 72 h and severe pain intensity of migraine attacks, and working in remote branches was predictive of duration > 72 h.ConclusionsMigraine is prevalent among employees in the banking sector in Guizhou province in China, with a large proportion of sufferers carrying a high burden of symptoms and disability. The practical implication of this study is that the risk factors identified here could be translated to the focus of workplace monitoring and interventions to manage and prevent migraine.
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author Wei, Du
Loganathan, Tharani
Wong, Li Ping
author_facet Wei, Du
Loganathan, Tharani
Wong, Li Ping
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title Employees of the banking sector in Guizhou Province in China: Prevalence of migraine, symptoms, disability and occupational risk factors
title_short Employees of the banking sector in Guizhou Province in China: Prevalence of migraine, symptoms, disability and occupational risk factors
title_full Employees of the banking sector in Guizhou Province in China: Prevalence of migraine, symptoms, disability and occupational risk factors
title_fullStr Employees of the banking sector in Guizhou Province in China: Prevalence of migraine, symptoms, disability and occupational risk factors
title_full_unstemmed Employees of the banking sector in Guizhou Province in China: Prevalence of migraine, symptoms, disability and occupational risk factors
title_sort employees of the banking sector in guizhou province in china: prevalence of migraine, symptoms, disability and occupational risk factors
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