The prevalence of head and face pain decreased from 1997 to 2017 in Switzerland.

IF 2.5 3区医学 Q2 ANESTHESIOLOGY

Pain Practice Pub Date : 2024-06-01 Epub Date: 2024-01-22 DOI:10.1111/papr.13346

Heiko Pohl, Maria Susanne Neumeier, Martin Hänsel, Susanne Wegener

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Abstract

Background: Pain in the head and the face is highly prevalent but may have changed during the past years. This study aimed to analyze changes in the prevalence of pain in the head and the face in Switzerland from 1997 to 2017.

Methods: This is a secondary analysis of data collected in the Swiss Health Surveys of 1997-2017. Included persons were 15 years and older. Besides studying demographic data, we analyze the item assessing the presence of "headache, pressure in the head, or facial pain" during the past 4 weeks. Percentages with their Wilson confidence intervals are reported for each response option of categorical variables. Moreover, we calculate the age-standardized number of persons affected by the pain.

Results: While 41% reported head and face pain in 1997, the proportion dropped to 31% in 2017. There was a decrease of 19.5% in women and 29.4% in men; after age standardization, the decrease was 16.5% in women and 25.4% in men. The most considerable numerical changes in the percentages of women with pain occurred in those aged 55-69 and 85 and above. In men, the changes were not limited to specific age groups.

Conclusions: The proportion of people reporting headaches, pressure in the head, or facial pain has dropped in Switzerland from 1997 to 2017. However, in women, the prevalence diminished more strongly and consistently in the middle-aged and the elderly than in the young.

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从 1997 年到 2017 年，瑞士头面部疼痛的发病率有所下降。

背景：头面部疼痛的发病率很高，但在过去几年中可能有所变化。本研究旨在分析1997年至2017年瑞士头面部疼痛患病率的变化：这是对 1997-2017 年瑞士健康调查收集的数据进行的二次分析。研究对象为 15 岁及以上人群。除了研究人口统计学数据外，我们还分析了过去 4 周内是否出现过 "头痛、头部压迫感或面部疼痛 "的评估项目。我们报告了分类变量中每个回答选项的百分比及其威尔逊置信区间。此外，我们还计算了受疼痛影响的年龄标准化人数：1997年有41%的人报告头面部疼痛，而2017年这一比例降至31%。女性下降了19.5%，男性下降了29.4%；年龄标准化后，女性下降了16.5%，男性下降了25.4%。在 55-69 岁和 85 岁及以上的人群中，女性疼痛患者比例的数字变化最为显著。在男性中，变化并不局限于特定的年龄组：从 1997 年到 2017 年，瑞士报告头痛、头部压迫感或面部疼痛的人数比例有所下降。然而，在女性中，中年人和老年人的发病率比年轻人下降得更明显、更持久。

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Pain Practice ANESTHESIOLOGY-CLINICAL NEUROLOGY

CiteScore

5.60

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3.80%

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审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： Pain Practice, the official journal of the World Institute of Pain, publishes international multidisciplinary articles on pain and analgesia that provide its readership with up-to-date research, evaluation methods, and techniques for pain management. Special sections including the Consultant’s Corner, Images in Pain Practice, Case Studies from Mayo, Tutorials, and the Evidence-Based Medicine combine to give pain researchers, pain clinicians and pain fellows in training a systematic approach to continuing education in pain medicine. Prior to publication, all articles and reviews undergo peer review by at least two experts in the field.