Abstract
This study presents a comprehensive overview of the burden of migraine for the Netherlands. We assessed the direct and indirect costs and the health status of migraine patients. The baseline estimate of the total costs of migraine was NLG 675 million per year. 80% of these costs were due to absence from work and reduced productivity at work. Alternative practitioners were responsible for the main part of the costs of medical consumption, indicating that migraine patients often seek therapy outside established health care. The assessment of health status showed considerable impairment of psychological and social functioning of migraine patients.
| Translated title of the contribution | Alternative treatments flourish. Socio-economic consequences of migraine in the Netherlands |
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| Original language | Dutch |
| Pages (from-to) | 310-312 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Pharmaceutisch Weekblad |
| Volume | 135 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| Publication status | Published - 3 Mar 2000 |