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8496060

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-6-24
pubmed:abstractText
Two telephone surveys were conducted at a major headache center into patient compliance with follow-up and perceived treatment efficacy. The first survey addressed compliance with the recommendation to follow-up after the initial evaluation. Of a group of 316 consecutive patients, 40.5% had not complied with the recommended follow-up visit. Reasons for the non-compliance were given by 60.3%; most frequently mentioned were dislike of the clinician seen and seeking care elsewhere. The second survey concerned 75 patients who had returned at least once to the center for follow-up. When asked about the efficacy of the treatment received, 76.0% reported improvement of their headaches, with 32.0% reporting more than 75% improvement. In addition, 87.5% of the patients reported a decrease in the use of analgesic and/or ergotamine medications. We conclude that treatment of chronic headache is not a priori a hopeless situation and that in the patient compliance with the recommendation to follow-up, in particular the patient-clinician relationship is a critical factor.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0017-8748
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
33
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
205-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-2-2
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Non-compliance with follow-up and improvement after treatment at a headache center.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article