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Patient Satisfaction with Migraine Management by Family Physicians

Anne D. Walling, Douglas C. Woolley, Craig Molgaard and K. James Kallail
The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice November 2005, 18 (6) 563-566; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.18.6.563
Anne D. Walling
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Douglas C. Woolley
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Craig Molgaard
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K. James Kallail
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    Table 1.

    Migraine-Related Disability in Primary Care Patients

    Midas ScoreFemaleMaleTotal
    <520%42%24%
    5 to 916%10%15%
    10 to 20*26%15%24%
    >20*37%31%36%
    • * Scores of ≥10 indicate significant migraine-related disability.

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    Comparison of Satisfied and Dissatisfied Patients

    Satisfied (n = 326)Dissatisfied (n = 117)P*
    Female84%82%0.72
    Midas category 3 or 4 (moderate-severe disability)54%78%P < .001
    Drugs used for migraine
        Analgesics56%59%0.67
        Combination drugs44%40%0.56
        Narcotics30%29%0.93
    Current triptan use61%38%P < .001
    Discontinued triptans22%42%P < .001
    Never used triptans17%21%0.35
    Experience of >1 triptan47%43%0.50
    Private insurance85%87%0.67
    Insurance pays most or all of migraine medication60%48%0.03
    Insurance pays none of migraine medication12%19%0.09
    • * χ2 analysis.

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Anne D. Walling, Douglas C. Woolley, Craig Molgaard, K. James Kallail
The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice Nov 2005, 18 (6) 563-566; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.18.6.563

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