Table 2.
General Practitioners’ use of diagnostic and treatment tools for diagnosis and follow-up of headache patients. All figures are numbers (%)
| All (N = 367) | |
|---|---|
| Headache diary for diagnosis | |
| > 2/3 times | 127 (35) |
| 1/2 times | 93 (25) |
| < 1/3 times | 147 (40) |
| Headache diary for follow-up | |
| > 2/3 times | 111 (30) |
| 1/2 times | 77 (21) |
| < 1/3 times | 179 (49) |
| National treatment recommendations | |
| > 2/3 times | 215 (59) |
| 1/2 times | 65 (18) |
| < 1/3 times | 87 (24) |
| International Classification of Headache Disorders | |
| > 2/3 times | 30 (8) |
| 1/2 times | 11 (3) |
| < 1/3 times | 326 (89) |
| BMJ Best Practice and/or UpToDate | |
| > 2/3 times | 9 (3) |
| 1/2 times | 11 (3) |
| < 1/3 times | 347 (95) |
| Google search | |
| > 2/3 times | 7 (2) |
| 1/2 times | 15 (4) |
| < 1/3 times | 345 (94) |