A new survey provides insights into treatment-seeking behaviors of patients with migraine and the role providers play.
SAN DIEGO, California — Nearly one in three patients with migraine is reluctant to seek medical help and many blame health care providers, results of a recent survey showed.
Almost all respondents had initiated treatment with a first calcitonin gene-related peptide monoclonal antibody. Nearly 40% reported that a relative first suggested they may have migraine, and 33% suspected it themselves. Only 17.4% said a health care provider suggested they may have the condition."Some said they didn't think their physician could do anything more than they were already doing for themselves or that they'd be taken seriously, or they had had talked to doctors before and this wasn't helpful," said Seng.
When asked about the path to a diagnosis, respondents reported consulting an average of four providers before receiving an accurate diagnosis."That's pretty remarkable," Seng said. The mean age of respondents' migraine diagnosis was 26 years, so there was about 18 years from the time of diagnosis to participation in the survey, which could introduce recall bias. Other potential limitations included the fact that the survey had no open-ended questions, and men and ethnic minorities were underrepresented.
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