The Association between Shift Work and Treatment-seeking Migraine in Denmark
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The Association between Shift Work and Treatment-seeking Migraine in Denmark. / Jakobsen, Gitte Sofie; Timm, Anne Matilde; Hansen, Åse Marie; Garde, Anne Helene; Nabe-Nielsen, Kirsten.
In: Ergonomics, Vol. 60, No. 9, 2017, p. 1207–1217.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - The Association between Shift Work and Treatment-seeking Migraine in Denmark
AU - Jakobsen, Gitte Sofie
AU - Timm, Anne Matilde
AU - Hansen, Åse Marie
AU - Garde, Anne Helene
AU - Nabe-Nielsen, Kirsten
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - In Europe, the one-year prevalence of migraine is 14.9% and migraine is on the top-ten list of leading causes of years lost to disability. Sleep disturbances and irregular daily routines are considered triggers of migraine and these factors are well-known consequences of shift work. We studied the association between treatment-seeking migraine and shift work, categorised as fixed evening work, fixed night work and variable working hours with and without night work in a Danish working population of 5,872 participants. When compared with fixed day workers, only participants with fixed evening work were found to have significantly increased odds of reporting treatment-seeking migraine after adjustment for socio-demographic and behavioural covariates (OR=1.56; 95% CI 1.05-2.32). Participants with seniority of ten years or more notably accounted for this association. Due to the cross-sectional design, selection mechanisms may have biased the results. Practitioner Summary: The study showed higher odds of treatment-seeking migraine among evening workers even when taking a range of potential confounders into account. Due to the cross-sectional design, we cannot draw any causal inferences, but potential mechanisms underlying the present study are discussed, with an emphasis on possible selection into evening work.
AB - In Europe, the one-year prevalence of migraine is 14.9% and migraine is on the top-ten list of leading causes of years lost to disability. Sleep disturbances and irregular daily routines are considered triggers of migraine and these factors are well-known consequences of shift work. We studied the association between treatment-seeking migraine and shift work, categorised as fixed evening work, fixed night work and variable working hours with and without night work in a Danish working population of 5,872 participants. When compared with fixed day workers, only participants with fixed evening work were found to have significantly increased odds of reporting treatment-seeking migraine after adjustment for socio-demographic and behavioural covariates (OR=1.56; 95% CI 1.05-2.32). Participants with seniority of ten years or more notably accounted for this association. Due to the cross-sectional design, selection mechanisms may have biased the results. Practitioner Summary: The study showed higher odds of treatment-seeking migraine among evening workers even when taking a range of potential confounders into account. Due to the cross-sectional design, we cannot draw any causal inferences, but potential mechanisms underlying the present study are discussed, with an emphasis on possible selection into evening work.
U2 - 10.1080/00140139.2016.1278463
DO - 10.1080/00140139.2016.1278463
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 28042740
VL - 60
SP - 1207
EP - 1217
JO - Ergonomics
JF - Ergonomics
SN - 0014-0139
IS - 9
ER -
ID: 173051816