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The Journal of Headache and Pain
Published in: The Journal of Headache and Pain 5/2008

Open Access 01-10-2008 | Original

A face-to-face interview of participants in HUNT 3: the impact of the screening question on headache prevalence

Authors: Knut Hagen, John-Anker Zwart, Anne Hege Aamodt, Kristian Berhard Nilsen, Geir Bråthen, Grethe Helde, Marit Stjern, Erling A. Tronvik, Lars Jacob Stovner

Published in: The Journal of Headache and Pain | Issue 5/2008

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the screening question phrasing on the 1-year prevalence figures of headache disorders, including migraine. Of a random sample of 563 invited participants in the Nord-Trøndelag Health Survey 2006–2008 in Norway, 297 (53%) met to a face-to-face interview. There were 74.1% that reported having had headache during the last year, whereas only 31.0% stated that they had suffered from headache in the same period. The 1-year prevalence of migraine was 17.2% and of tension-type headache (TTH) 51.9%. Migraine was ten times more likely (OR = 9.96, 95% CI 4.75–20.91) among those who stated that they were headache sufferers than among those who were not. Only headache sufferers had chronic TTH or medication-overuse headache. Thus “Have you suffered from headache?” can be a useful screening question in population-based questionnaire studies if the goal is to identify most migraineurs and almost all individuals with chronic headache.
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Metadata
Title
A face-to-face interview of participants in HUNT 3: the impact of the screening question on headache prevalence
Authors
Knut Hagen
John-Anker Zwart
Anne Hege Aamodt
Kristian Berhard Nilsen
Geir Bråthen
Grethe Helde
Marit Stjern
Erling A. Tronvik
Lars Jacob Stovner
Publication date
01-10-2008
Publisher
Springer Milan
Published in
The Journal of Headache and Pain / Issue 5/2008
Print ISSN: 1129-2369
Electronic ISSN: 1129-2377
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10194-008-0062-6

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