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Table 2 Prior utilization of medical services and cost of medication for migraine

From: Burden of migraine and unmet needs from the patients’ perspective: a survey across 11 specialized headache clinics in Korea

 

10–29

30–39

40–49

50–59

60 +

Overall – all age groups combined

Variable

 Number of patients, N (% of total patients)

25 (12.1%)

40 (19.3%)

63 (30.4%)

47 (22.7%)

32 (15.5%)

207 (100%)

 Mean number of hospitals visited excluding current one (SE)

2.6 (0.4)

3.1 (0.6)

4.1 (0.9)

4.6 (0.8)

4.6 (1.2)

3.9 (0.4)

 Regular past visits to hospitala, n (% of age group)

11 (44.0)

21 (52.5)

26 (41.3)

24 (51.1)

15 (46.9)

97 (46.9)

 Mean annual cost of medication in Korean Won, million (SE)

1.4 (0.5)

1.5 (0.3)

1.5 (0.2)

1.7 (0.3)

1.0 (0.2)

1.4 (0.1)

Experience of:

 Visiting a neurology clinic, n (% of age group)

17 (68.0)

27 (67.5)

43 (68.3)

36 (76.6)

24 (75.0)

147 (71.0)

 ER visit, n (% of age group)

16 (64.0)

21 (52.5)

24 (38.1)

26 (55.3)

13 (40.6)

100 (48.3)

 Hospitalisation, n (% of age group)

9 (36.0)

8 (20.0)

14 (22.2)

11 (23.4)

8 (25.0)

50 (24.2)

Diagnostic tests

 MRI, n (% of age group)

11 (44.0)

22 (55.0)

41 (65.1)

33 (70.2)

23 (71.9)

130 (62.8)

 CT, n (% of age group)

12 (48.0)

23 (57.5)

32 (50.8)

26 (55.3)

14 (43.8)

107 (51.7)

 TCD, n (% of age group)

8 (32.0)

18 (45.0)

26 (41.3)

23 (48.9)

11 (34.4)

86 (41.6)

 EEG as a diagnostic test, n (% of age group)

10 (40.0)

13 (32.5)

21 (33.3)

21 (44.7)

12 (37.5)

77 (37.2)

Satisfaction with prior doctor-patient relationships, n (% of age group)

 Overall

8 (32.0)

12 (30.0)

20 (31.8)

10 (21.3)

11 (34.4)

61 (29.5)

 Explanation of migraine

10 (40.0)

13 (32.5)

27 (42.9)

13 (27.7)

11 (34.4)

74 (35.8)

 Emotional support

11 (44.0)

11 (27.5)

22 (34.9)

12 (25.5)

14 (43.8)

70 (33.8)

 Effective treatment

5 (20.0)

11 (27.5)

17 (27.0)

12 (25.5)

11 (34.4)

56 (27.1)

 Devotion of time

9 (36.0)

11 (27.5)

19 (30.2)

13 (27.7)

14 (43.8)

66 (31.9)

  1. Results for number of prior hospitals visited excluding the current one, regular past visits to hospital, annual cost of medication, medical services used, diagnostic tests used, and satisfaction with prior doctor-patient relationships are presented for each age group and for overall respondents, the latter inclusive of all age groups
  2. aRespondents who did not visit hospital regularly only visited when they were experiencing a headache. Those who visited regularly did so even in the absence of a headache and on average once every two months
  3. ER Emergency Room, MRI Magnetic Resonance Imaging, CT Computerized Tomography, TCD Transcranial Doppler, EEG Electroencephalogram, N / n Number of patients, SE Standard Error
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