Table 7.
Perceived quality of care of participants who had sought medical advice
| Enquiry | Response according to reported headache frequency | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| How often do you have headache (past year)? | All participants n = 2259 (100%) | At least once a week n = 1512 (66.9%) | A couple of times a month n = 659 (29.2%) | A couple of times a year n = 85 (3.8%) | Less frequently n = 3 (0.1%) |
| Age, years | |||||
| Mean ± SD | 41.1 ± 11.5 | 40.5 ± 11.7 | 41.7 ± 10.8 | 45.3 ± 11.9 | 40.0 ± 13.0 |
| Proportion, n (%) | |||||
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 310 (13.7%) | 204 (13.5%) | 83 (12.6%) | 22 (25.9%) | 1 (33.3%) |
| Female | 1949 (86.3%) | 1308 (86.5%) | 576 (87.4%) | 63 (74.1%) | 2 (66.7%) |
| Headache type | |||||
| Tension-type headache | 1381 (61.1%) | 979 (64.7%) | 378 (57.4%) | 24 (28.2%) | 0 (0%) |
| Migraine | 1477 (65.4%) | 931 (61.6%) | 482 (73.1%) | 63 (74.1%) | 1 (33.3%) |
| Cluster headache | 94 (4.2%) | 62 (4.1%) | 23 (3.5%) | 7 (8.2%) | 2 (66.7%) |
| Post-traumatic headache | 291 (12.9%) | 262 (17.3%) | 29 (4.4%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Other headache disorder | 212 (9.4%) | 158 (10.4%) | 47 (7.1%) | 7 (8.2%) | 0 (0%) |
| Unknown | 245 (10.8%) | 177 (11.7%) | 60 (9.1%) | 8 (9.4%) | 0 (0%) |
| Where is your headache treatment/follow-up currently taking place primarily? | |||||
| Primary care | 1781 (78.8%) | 1113 (73.6%) | 586 (88.9%) | 81 (95.3%) | 1 (33.3%) |
| Neurologist | 176 (7.8%) | 138 (9.1%) | 35 (5.3%) | 2 (2.4%) | 1 (33.3%) |
| Hospital-based services | 302 (13.4%) | 261 (17.3%) | 38 (5.8%) | 2 (2.4%) | 1 (33.3%) |
| Time since last visit | |||||
| < 1 year | 1016 (45.0%) | 786 (52.0%) | 208 (31.6%) | 19 (22.4%) | 3 (100%) |
| 1–3 years | 574 (25.4%) | 355 (23.5%) | 197 (29.9%) | 22 (25.9%) | 0 (0%) |
| > 3 years | 669 (29.6%) | 371 (24.5%) | 254 (38.5%) | 44 (51.8%) | 0 (0%) |
| After consulting the medical doctor for my headache, I can better handle my headache attacks | |||||
| Strongly agree | 112 (5.0%) | 49 (3.2%) | 55 (8.3%) | 7 (8.2%) | 1 (33.3%) |
| Agree | 477 (21.1%) | 275 (18.2%) | 175 (26.6%) | 26 (30.6%) | 1 (33.3%) |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 803 (35.5%) | 538 (35.6%) | 231 (35.1%) | 34 (40.0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Disagree | 524 (23.2%) | 390 (25.8%) | 124 (18.8%) | 10 (11.8%) | 0 (0%) |
| Strongly disagree | 158 (15.2%) | 260 (17.2%) | 74 (11.2%) | 8 (9.4%) | 1 (33.3%) |
| After consulting the medical doctor for my headache, I have a better knowledge of my headache | |||||
| Strongly agree | 158 (7.0%) | 88 (5.8%) | 61 (9.3%) | 8 (9.4%) | 1 (33.3%) |
| Agree | 502 (22.2%) | 329 (21.8%) | 150 (22.8%) | 22 (25.9%) | 1 (33.3%) |
| Neither agree nor disagree | 736 (32.6%) | 489 (32.3%) | 213 (32.3%) | 34 (40.0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Disagree | 508 (22.5%) | 346 (22.9%) | 147 (22.3%) | 14 (16.5%) | 1 (33.3%) |
| Strongly disagree | 355 (15.7%) | 260 (17.2%) | 88 (13.4%) | 7 (8.2%) | 0 (0%) |