• Aids to management of headache disorders in primary care (2nd edition): On behalf of the European Headache Federation and Lifting the Burden: The Global Campaign against Headache 

      Steiner, Timothy J.; Jensen, Rigmor Højland; Katsarava, Zaza; Linde, Mattias; MacGregor, E. Anne; Osipova, Vera; Paemeleire, Koen; Olesen, Jes; Peters, Michele; Martelletti, Paolo (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      The Aids to Management are a product of the Global Campaign against Headache, a worldwide programme of action conducted in official relations with the World Health Organization. Developed in partnership with the European ...
    • Diagnosis, prevalence estimation and burden measurement in population surveys of headache: presenting the HARDship questionnaire 

      Steiner, Timothy J.; Gururaj, Gopalakrishna; Andree, Colette; Katsarava, Zaza; Ayzenberg, Ilya; Yu, Shengyuan; Al Jumah, Mohammed A; Tekle-Haimanot, Redda; Birbeck, Gretchen; Herekar, Arif; Linde, Mattias; Mbewe, Edouard; Manandhar, Kedar; Risal, Ajay; Jensen, Rigmor; Queiroz, Luiz Paulo; Scher, Ann; Wang, Shuu-Jiun; Stovner, Lars Jacob (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      The global burden of headache is very large, but knowledge of it is far from complete and needs still to be gathered. Published population-based studies have used variable methodology, which has influenced findings and ...
    • Evaluation of headache service quality indicators: pilot implementation in two specialist-care centres 

      Katsarava, Zaza; Gouveia, R; Jensen, Rigmor; Gaul, Charly; Schramm, Sara; Schoppe, Anja; Steiner, Timothy J. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)
      Background Evaluating quality of health care is increasingly recognized as an important contributor to the advancement of health-care delivery. We recently developed a set of quality indicators for headache care, intended ...
    • The Global Campaign turns 18: a brief review of its activities and achievements 

      Steiner, Timothy J.; Birbeck, Gretchen L.; Jensen, Rigmor H.; Martelletti, Paolo; Stovner, Lars Jacob; Uluduz, Derya; Leonardi, Matilde; Olesen, Jes; Katsarava, Zaza (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
    • Headache service quality evaluation: implementation of quality indicators in primary care in Europe 

      Lenz, B.; Katsarava, Zaza; Gil-Gouveia, R.; Karelis, G.; Kaynarkaya, B.; Meksa, L.; Oliveira, E.; Palavra, F.; Rosendo, I.; Sahin, M.; Silva, B.; Uluduz, Derya; Ural, Y.Z.; Varsberga-Apsite, I.; Zengin, S.T.; Zvaune, L.; Steiner, Timothy J. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Background Lifting The Burden (LTB) and European Headache Federation (EHF) have developed a set of headache service quality indicators, successfully tested in specialist headache centres. Their intended application includes ...
    • Headache service quality: evaluation of quality indicators in 14 specialist-care centres 

      Skramm, S; Uluduz, Derja; Gouveia, Raquel Gil; Jensen, Rigmor Højland; Siva, Aksel; Uygunoglu, Ugur; Gvantsa, Gorgadze; Mania, Maka; Braschinsky, Mark; Filatova, Elena; Latysheva, Nina; Osipova, Vera; Skorobogatykh, Kiril; Azimova, Julia; Straube, Andreas; Eren, Ozan Emre; Martelletti, Paolo; Angelelis, Valerio De; Negro, Andrea; Linde, Mattias; Hagen, Knut; Radojicic, Aleksandra; Zidverc-Trajkovic, Jasna; Podgorac, Ana; Paemeleire, Koen; Annelien, De Pue; Lampl, Christian; Steiner, Timothy J.; Katsarava, Zaza (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      Background The study was a collaboration between Lifting The Burden (LTB) and the European Headache Federation (EHF). Its aim was to evaluate the implementation of quality indicators for headache care Europe-wide in ...
    • Headache service quality: The role of specialized headache centres within structured headache services, and suggested standards and criteria as centres of excellence 

      Steiner, Timothy J.; Göbel, Hartmut; Jensen, Rigmor Højland; Lampl, Christian; Paemeleire, Koen; Linde, Mattias; Braschinsky, Mark; Mitsikostas, Dimos-Dimitrios; Gil-Gouveia, Raquel; Katsarava, Zaza (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      In joint initiatives, the European Headache Federation and Lifting The Burden have described a model of structured headache services (with their basis in primary care), defined service quality in this context, and developed ...
    • Headache yesterday in Europe 

      Andree, Colette; Steiner, Timothy J.; Barre, Jessica; Katsarava, Zaza; Lainez, Jose Miguel; Lampl, Christian; Lanteri-Minet, Michel; Rastenyte, Daiva; Ruiz de la Torre, Elena; Tassorelli, Cristina; Stovner, Lars Jacob (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      Background Surveys enquiring about burden of headache over a prior period of time (eg, 3 months) are subject to recall bias. To eliminate this as far as possible, we focused on presence and impact of headache on the ...
    • Headache yesterday in Russia: its prevalence and impact, and their application in estimating the national burden attributable to headache disorders 

      Ayzenberg, Ilya; Katsarava, Zaza; Sborowski, Asya; Obermann, Mark; Chernysh, Michail; Osipova, Vera; Tabeeva, Guzelya; Steiner, Timothy J. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)
      Background Evaluation of the prevalence and impact of headache on the preceding day (“headache yesterday”; HY) is a new approach, allowing more precise estimation of headache-attributed burden without recall error. The ...
    • Headache, depression and anxiety: associations in the Eurolight project 

      Lampl, Christian; Thomas, Hallie; Tassorelli, Cristina; Katsarava, Zaza; Laínez, Jose Miguel; Lantéri-Minet, Michel; Rastenyte, Daiva; Ruiz de la Torre, Elena; Stovner, Lars Jacob; Andrée, Colette; Steiner, Timothy J. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      Background: Headache disorders and psychiatric disorders are both common, while evidence, mostly pertaining to migraine, suggests they are comorbid more often than might be expected by chance. There are good reasons for ...
    • Improving quality in population surveys of headache prevalence, burden and cost: key methodological considerations 

      Steiner, Timothy J.; Stovner, Lars Jacob; Al Jumah, Mohammed A; Birbeck, Gretchen; Gururaj, Gopalkrishna; Jensen, Rigmor; Katsarava, Zaza; Queiroz, Luiz Paulo; Scher, AI; Tekle-Haimanot, Redda; Wang, Shuu-Jiun; Martelletti, Paolo; Dua, Tarun; Chatterji, Somnath (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      Population-based studies of headache disorders are important. They inform needs assessment and underpin service policy for a set of disorders that are a public-health priority. On the one hand, our knowledge of the global ...
    • Interictal burden attributable to episodic headache: findings from the Eurolight project 

      Lampl, Christian; Thomas, Hallie; Stovner, Lars Jacob; Tassorelli, Cristina; Katsarava, Zaza; Laínez, Jose Miguel; Lantéri-Minet, Michel; Rastenyte, Daiva; Ruiz de la Torre, Elena; Andrée, Colette; Steiner, Timothy J. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      Background Most primary headaches are episodic, and most estimates of the heavy disability burden attributed to headache derive from epidemiological data focused on the episodic subtypes of migraine and tension-type ...
    • Migraine: a major debilitating chronic non-communicable disease in Brazil, evidence from two national surveys 

      Peres, Mário Fernando Prieto; Queiroz, Luiz Paulo; Rocha-Filho, Pedro S; Sarmento, Elder Machado; Katsarava, Zaza; Steiner, Timothy J. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Background Even though migraine and other primary headache disorders are common and debilitating, major health surveys in Brazil have not included them. We repair this omission by combining data on non-communicable diseases ...
    • Poor medical care for people with migraine in Europe ? evidence from the Eurolight study 

      Katsarava, Zaza; Mania, Maka; Lampl, Christian; Herberhold, Johanna; Steiner, Timothy J. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Background Migraine is prevalent everywhere, and disabling. It is also neglected: consequently, it is under-diagnosed and undertreated. We analysed data from the Eurolight study on consultations and utilization of ...
    • The relationship between headache-attributed disability and lost productivity: 2. Empirical evidence from population-based studies in nine disparate countries 

      Thomas, Hallie; Kothari, Simple Futarmal; Husøy, Andreas Kattem; Jensen, Rigmor Højland; Katsarava, Zaza; Tinelli, Michela; Steiner, Timothy J. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Background Headache disorders are disabling, with major consequences for productivity, yet the literature is silent on the relationship between headache-attributed disability and lost productivity, often erroneously regarding ...
    • The relationship between headache-attributed disability and lost productivity: 3 Attack frequency is the dominating variable 

      Husøy, Andreas Kattem; Katsarava, Zaza; Steiner, Timothy J. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Background In an earlier paper, we examined the relationship between headache-attributed disability, measured as proportion of time in ictal state, and lost productivity. In a linear model, we found positive and significant ...
    • Structured education can improve primary-care management of headache: the first empirical evidence, from a controlled interventional study 

      Braschinsky, Mark; Haldre, Sulev; Kals, Mart; Iofik, Anna; Kivisild, Ave; Korjas, Jaanus; Koljal, Silvia; Katsarava, Zaza; Steiner, Timothy J. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      Background Headache disorders are under-recognized and under-diagnosed. A principal factor in their suboptimal management is lack of headache-related training among health-care providers, especially in primary care. In ...
    • Structured Q1 headache services as the solution to the ill-health burden of headache: 1. Rationale and description 

      Steiner, Timothy J.; Jensen, Rigmor; Katsarava, Zaza; Stovner, Lars Jacob; Uluduz, Derya; Adarmouch, Latifa; Al Jumah, Mohammed; Al Khathaami, Ali M.; Ashina, Messoud; Braschinsky, Mark; Broner, Susan; Eliasson, Jon H.; Gil-Gouveia, Raquel; Gómez-Galván, Juan B.; Gudmundsson, Larus S.; Herekar, Akbar A.; Kawatu, Nfwama; Kissani, Najib; Kulkarni, Girish Baburao; Lebedeva, Elena R.; Leonardi, Matilde; Linde, Mattias; Luvsannorov, Otgonbayar; Maiga, Youssoufa; Milanov, Ivan; Mitsikostas, Dimos D.; Musayev, Teymur; Olesen, Jes; Osipova, Vera; Paemeleire, Koen; Peres, Mario F. P.; Quispe, Guiovanna; Rao, Girish N.; Risal, Ajay; de la Torre, Elena Ruiz; Saylor, Deanna; Togha, Mansoureh; Yu, Shengyuan; Zebenigus, Mehila; Zewde, Yared Zenebe; Zidverc-Trajković, Jasna; Tinelli, Michela (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      In countries where headache services exist at all, their focus is usually on specialist (tertiary) care. This is clinically and economically inappropriate: most headache disorders can effectively and more efficiently (and ...
    • The Eurolight project: the impact of primary headache disorders in Europe. Description of methods 

      Andree, Colette; Stovner, Lars Jacob; Steiner, Timothy J.; Barre, Jessica; Katsarava, Zaza; Lainez, Jose Miguel; Lanteri-Minet, Michel; Mick, Gerard; Rastenyte, Daiva; Torre, R. De La; Tassorelli, Cristina; Vriezen, Peter; Lampl, Christian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)
      The Eurolight project is the first at European Union level to assess the impact of headache disorders, and also the first of its scale performed by collaboration between professional and lay organizations and individuals. ...
    • The impact of headache in Europe: principal results of the Eurolight project 

      Steiner, Timothy J.; Stovner, Lars Jacob; Katsarava, Zaza; Lainez, Jose Miguel; Lampl, Christian; Lanteri-Minet, Michel; Rastenyte, Daiva; Ruiz de la Torre, Elena; Tassorelli, Cristina; Barre, Jessica; Andree, Colette (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      Background European data, at least from Western Europe, are relatively good on migraine prevalence but less sound for tension-type headache (TTH) and medication-overuse headache (MOH). Evidence on impact of headache ...