This volume describes the impact of headache disorders on public health, and their adverse consequences for society. It opens with an overview of relevant headache disorders before describing, qualitatively, how the burdens attributable to these disorders fall upon adults, adolescents and children. In the second section, beginning with a methodological introduction discussing the principles and potential pitfalls of epidemiological studies assessing prevalence, headache-attributed burden and functional impact, the burdens of headache including financial cost are examined quantitatively and in detail. The third section critically reviews society’s response, its inadequacies and the scope for improvement. Topics here include the political failure to recognize the public ill-health and cost that are the consequences of inadequate headache care; the role of the WHO in addressing the problem; headache service organization, delivery and quality; and the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of interventions. The book closes by considering the way forward. This volume contains important messages for primary care and is likely to be of even greater interest to headache specialists and those concerned with public health and health policy.
Author(s): Timothy J. Steiner, Lars Jacob Stovner
Series: Headache
Publisher: Springer
Year: 2019
Language: English
Pages: 248
Tags: Internal Medicine
Front Matter ....Pages i-xiii
Front Matter ....Pages 1-1
Introduction (Timothy J. Steiner, Lars Jacob Stovner)....Pages 3-6
The Meaning of “Headache” in the Context of Society (Timothy J. Steiner)....Pages 7-18
Headache in Children and Adolescents: A Broader Approach Is Needed than in Adults (Timothy J. Steiner, Derya Uluduz)....Pages 19-27
Headache-Attributed Burden: Its Qualitative Components (Timothy J. Steiner, Lars Jacob Stovner)....Pages 29-36
Headache Disorders and the World Health Organization (Timothy J. Steiner, Nelly Huynh, Lars Jacob Stovner)....Pages 37-43
Front Matter ....Pages 45-45
Epidemiological Methods for Headache Studies (Lars Jacob Stovner, Timothy J. Steiner)....Pages 47-68
Methodology of Headache Measurement (Timothy J. Steiner, Lars Jacob Stovner)....Pages 69-82
The Global Burden of Headache in Published Studies (Lars Jacob Stovner, Timothy J. Steiner)....Pages 83-104
Headache in the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Studies (Lars Jacob Stovner, Emma Nichols, Timothy J. Steiner, Theo Vos)....Pages 105-125
Headache in the HUNT Study: Analytical Headache Epidemiology as a Source of Added Knowledge (Knut Hagen, Lars Jacob Stovner)....Pages 127-142
Headache, Functional Impact and Environment (Timothy J. Steiner, Lars Jacob Stovner)....Pages 143-156
The Financial Costs of Headache (Francesco Saverio Mennini, Lara Gitto)....Pages 157-169
Front Matter ....Pages 171-171
Barriers to Care (Timothy J. Steiner, Zaza Katsarava, Jes Olesen)....Pages 173-183
Dismantling the Barriers (Timothy J. Steiner, Rigmor Jensen, Paolo Martelletti, Lars Jacob Stovner, Zaza Katsarava)....Pages 185-201
The Healthcare Solution to Headache (Timothy J. Steiner, Rigmor Jensen, Zaza Katsarava, Derya Uluduz, Michela Tinelli, Hallie Thomas et al.)....Pages 203-224
Evaluation: Quality in Headache Services (Timothy J. Steiner, Rigmor Jensen, Raquel Gil-Gouveia, Zaza Katsarava)....Pages 225-236
Front Matter ....Pages 237-237
The Way Forward (Timothy J. Steiner, Lars Jacob Stovner)....Pages 239-244
