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- Title
Predictors of outcome of the treatment programme in a multidisciplinary headache centre.
- Authors
Jensen, Rigmor; Zeeberg, Peter; Dehlendorff, Christian; Olesen, Jes
- Abstract
Introduction: Despite the high prevalence of headaches, multidisciplinary headache clinics are few and their efficacy still needs validation. The objective was to characterise patients and treatment results in a tertiary headache centre.Subjects and methods: A systematic review of all referred patients in the Danish Headache Centre in a 2-year period. Outcome results were analysed with respect to diagnoses and sociodemographics.Results: A total of 1326 patients with a mean age of 43.7 years and male : female ratio of 3 : 7 were included. In total, frequency and absence rate from work were reduced from 20 to 11 days (P < 0.001) and 5 to 2 days/month (P < 0.001), respectively. Predictors for good outcome were female gender, migraine, triptan overuse and a frequency of 10 days/month, whereas tension-type headache and overuse of simple analgesics predicted a poor outcome.Conclusions: The present analysis provided support for a multidisciplinary approach in a tertiary headache centre. Further evaluation of specific treatment strategies and outcome predictors are important for future planning.
- Subjects
MIGRAINE; HEADACHE treatment; PATIENTS; HEADACHE clinics; ANALGESICS
- Publication
Cephalalgia, 2010, Vol 30, Issue 10, p1214
- ISSN
0333-1024
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0333102410361403