Table 4.
Comparisons of Current and Past Treatment Across Episodic Migraine Type.
| Survey Question | Infrequent Episodic Migraine (n=237) | Frequent Episodic Migraine (n=158) | Total (n=395) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Have you ever been offered a triptan? | 161 (71.9%) | 129 (87.8%) | 290 (78.2%) | 0.0003 |
| Do you currently use your triptan medication? | 115 (71.9%) | 86 (66.7%) | 201 (69.6%) | 0.3693 |
| Are you currently taking a medication for migraine prevention? | 64 (27.9%) | 49 (31.8%) | 113 (29.5%) | 0.4259 |
| Are you currently treated with botulinum toxin injections? | 12 (5.2%) | 19 (12.3%) | 31 (8.1%) | 0.0205 |
| Are you familiar with medication overuse or rebound headache? | 140 (60.6%) | 109 (69.9%) | 249 (64.3%) | 0.0893 |
| Have you ever been prescribed an opiate for migraine? | 53 (23.8%) | 41 (28.1%) | 94 (25.5%) | 0.3928 |
| Are you currently using an opiate for migraine? | 11 (21.2%) | 3 (7.3%) | 14 (15.1%) | 0.0826 |
| Do you use opiate more than 2 days per week? | 1 (0.4%) | 2 (1.3%) | 3 (21.4%) | 0.3439 |
| Do you use combination analgesic such as Fiorinal, Midrin, Fioricet, Butalbital, or Excedrin? | 53 (22.8%) | 43 (27.9%) | 96 (24.9%) | 0.2802 |
| Every Day | 1 (1.9%) | 1 (2.3%) | 2 (2.1%) | 1.0000 |
| ‘Greater than half of the days each month’ | 7 (13.5%) | 6 (14.0%) | 13 (13.7%) | |
| ‘Less than half of the days each month’ | 44 (84.6%) | 36 (83.7%) | 80 (84.2%) | |
| How satisfied are you with the care you received for migraine at Mayo Clinic?, n (%) | 0.0357 | |||
| Very satisfied | 105 (71.4%) | 47 (55.3%) | 152 (65.5%) | |
| Neither satisfied or dissatisfied | 35 (23.8%) | 33 (38.8%) | 68 (29.3%) | |
| Very dissatisfied | 7 (4.8%) | 5 (5.9%) | 12 (5.2%) | |
| Missing | ||||
| How satisfied are you with access to the care you need?, n (%) | 0.3306 | |||
| Very satisfied | 115 (70.6%) | 55 (61.8%) | 170 (67.5%) | |
| Neither satisfed or dissatisfied | 42 (25.8%) | 29 (32.6%) | 71 (28.2%) | |
| Very dissatisfied | 6 (3.7%) | 5 (5.6%) | 11 (4.4%) | |
| Missing | ||||
| How satisfied are you with the access to the advice you need?, n (%) | 0.0035 | |||
| Very satisfied | 110 (68.8%) | 44 (48.4%) | 154 (61.4%) | |
| Neither satisfied or dissatisfied | 45 (28.1%) | 44 (48.4%) | 89 (35.5%) | |
| Very dissatisfied | 5 (3.1%) | 3 (3.3%) | 8 (3.2%) | |
| Missing | ||||
| Patient provided written survey comments to improve care | 124 (52.3%) | 88 (55.7%) | 212 (53.7%) | 0.5375 |
Column totals may not sum to total number of individuals due to missing values for some variables.
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P-values calculated using chi-square tests.