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Migraine, tension-type headache and medication-overuse headache in a large population of shift working nurses: a cross-sectional study in Norway.

Bjørn BjorvatnStåle PallesenBente E MoenSiri WaageEspen Saxhaug Kristoffersen
Published in: BMJ open (2018)
We did not find any association between different types of headaches and work schedule. However, tension-type headache was associated with high number of night shifts. Nurses with sleep disorders (insomnia disorder and shift work disorder) reported higher prevalence of frequent headaches, migraine, chronic headache and medication-overuse headache (only insomnia) compared with nurses not having insomnia disorder and shift work disorder, respectively.
Keyphrases
  • sleep quality
  • healthcare
  • mental health
  • physical activity
  • adverse drug
  • depressive symptoms