Table 2.
Additional Headache Characteristics
| Study | Headache onset | Mean headache days per month | Mean headache duration (hours) | Mean headache severity | Return to work outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chong (2021) | X | 16.1 (SD 8.4) | X | X | X |
| Metti (2020) | X | 15 (SD 10) | 9.4 (SD 20.4) | 6.8 (2.0) (0–10 pain scale) | X |
| Howard (2018) | X | 16.2 | X | X | X |
| Finkel (2017)a | ≤7 days 73 (76.8%) 8-30 days 7 (7.4%) 1-3 months 2 (2.1%) 3-6 months 1 (1%) >3 months 3 (3.2%) Unknown 9 (9.5%) |
26.7 (SD 6.8) | X | 16.9 (SD 9.7) headache severe days | 71 (74.7%) retired 52 (66.7%) had positive MEB and were discharged/retired 24 (25.3%) continued active duty |
| Finkel (2012)a | 92% of soldiers <1 week 65.4% of all headache types <1 week 9% began after 1 month No headaches started after 3 months |
15.7 | 31% lasted less than 4 hours | Moderate to severe | X |
| Theeler (2010) | <1 week 361 1–4 weeks 187 >1 month 409 |
9.9 | 4.5 | 5.7 (0–10 pain scale) | 134 (37%) with decreased activity days. 16 (4%) with missed workdays 42 (11%) with sick call visits |
| Theeler (2009) | <1 week 12 (36%) 1–4 weeks 1 (3%) >1 month 3 (9%) Unspecified onset 5 (15%) Worsening of pre-existing headache 12 (36%) |
14.5 ±11.7 during deployment 11.9 ±10.0 after deployment |
8.8 ±7.3 | 7.1 ± 1.5 (0–10 pain scale) | Mean MIDAS 30.8 ± 44.3 |
MEB, medical evaluation board; MIDAS, migraine disability assessment score; X, not reported.
Table does not include studies that do not have this information i.e., Jouzdani (2014).
a
Using data for headache onset within 1 week of trauma.