Treatment of migraine and tension-type headache in Croatia

The Journal of Headache and Pain

Original

Davor Plavec¹  Arijana Lovrenčić Huzjan²  Mislav Budišić²  Vlasta Vuković²  Vida Demarin² 

[1] Research Department, Children’s Hospital “Srebrnjak”, Zagreb, Croatia;University Department of Neurology, University Hospital “Sestre milosrdnice”, Vinogradska c. 29, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia;

关键词: Migraine;    Tension-type headache;    Probable migraine;    Acute treatment;    Prophylactic treatment;   

DOI  :  10.1007/s10194-010-0200-9

 received in 2009-09-09, accepted in 2010-02-06,  发布年份 2010

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

The aim of this study was to assess the treatment patterns of migraine and tension-type headache in the Croatian population. Analysis included the proportion of patients who were taking specific antimigraine therapy and the number of tablets per attack per month, the proportion of patients who were taking prophylactic therapy or using alternative treatment methods and their satisfaction with the treatment. The design of the study was a cross-sectional survey. Self-completed questionnaires were randomly distributed to adults >18 years of age in the Croatian population. A total of 616 questionnaires were analyzed: 115 patients with migraine (M), 327 patients with tension-type headache (TTH), and 174 patients with probable migraine (PM) and TTH. Specific antimigraine therapy was taken by half of patients with migraine: 35.7% of patients used triptans and 21.7% ergotamines. Prophylactic treatment had been used by 13.9% of M, 1.2% of TTH, and 6.9% of PM patients. Alternative methods of treatment were tried by 27% of M and TTH patients. Only 16.8% of patients with M pay regular visits to physicians, while 36.3% never visited a physician. More than half of TTH patients have never visited a physician. The majority of patients are only partially satisfied with their current treatment, and almost one-third are not satisfied. Results of this study indicate that the treatment of primary headaches in Croatia should be improved.

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