The Association between Shift Work and Treatment-seeking Migraine in Denmark

Gitte Sofie Jakobsen, Anne Matilde Timm, Åse Marie Hansen, Anne Helene Garde, Kirsten Nabe-Nielsen

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Abstract

In Europe, the one-year prevalence of migraine is 14.9% and migraine is on the top-10 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 5872 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 10 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.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftErgonomics
Vol/bind60
Udgave nummer9
Sider (fra-til)1207–1217
Antal sider11
ISSN0014-0139
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2 sep. 2017

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