|
Self-reported knowledge of headache disordersa
|
Mean (SD)
|
Mean (SD)
|
Mean (SD)
|
| ● Migraine |
3.91 (0.65)
|
3.76 (0.83)
|
4.03 (0.42)
|
| ● Tension-type headache |
3.94 (0.65)
|
3.80 (0.82)
|
4.07 (0.46)
|
| ● Cluster headache |
3.68 (0.75)
|
3.33 (0.92)
|
3.89 (0.49)
|
| ● Trigeminal neuralgia |
3.48 (0.84)
|
3.12 (0.93)
|
3.79 (0.62)
|
| ● Medication overuse headache |
3.56 (0.86)
|
3.28 (0.89)
|
3.39 (0.77)
|
| ● Post-traumatic headache |
3.15 (0.97)
|
2.96 (0.98)
|
3.31 (0.97)
|
|
Patient and disease-oriented barriersb
|
n (%)
|
n (%)
|
n (%)
|
| ● Challenging diagnosis |
31 (57%)
|
15 (60%)
|
16 (55%)
|
| ● Comorbidities |
23 (43%)
|
9 (36%)
|
14 (48%)
|
| ● Patient anxiety of adverse events |
13 (23%)
|
4 (16%)
|
9 (31%)
|
| ● Treatment failure due to adverse events |
19 (35%)
|
6 (24%)
|
13 (45%)
|
| ● Unclear medical history |
31 (57%)
|
17 (68%)
|
14 (48%)
|
| ● Lack of effective treatment options |
31 (57%)
|
12 (48%)
|
19 (66%)
|
| ● No challenges |
3 (6%)
|
1 (4%)
|
2 (7%)
|
| ● Other |
8 (15%)
|
3 (12%)
|
5 (17%)
|
|
Physician-oriented barriersb
|
n (%)
|
n (%)
|
n (%)
|
| ● Own lack of knowledge |
17 (31%)
|
12 (48%)
|
5 (17%)
|
| ● Find headache patients difficult to diagnose and treat |
26 (48%)
|
12 (48%)
|
14 (48%)
|
| ● Challenges in physician/patient collaboration |
17 (31%)
|
6 (24%)
|
11 (38%)
|
| ● Insufficient consultation time |
15 (28%)
|
3 (12%)
|
12 (41%)
|
| ● Lack of prescribed treatment efficacy |
31 (57%)
|
16 (64%)
|
15 (52%)
|
| ● Insufficient support from other specialists |
13 (24%)
|
2 (8%)
|
11 (38%)
|
| ● No barriers |
5 (9%)
|
3 (12%)
|
2 (7%)
|
