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Prognostic factors, disability, and functional status among patients in a headache specialty practice.

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Coeytaux, RR; Spierings, ELH
Published in: Cephalalgia
January 2006

The objective of this study was to identify prognostic factors and assess functional status over time among patients in a headache specialty practice. Study questionnaires were mailed to 599 patients who previously presented to a headache specialty practice. Outcome measures included headache frequency, the Headache Impact Test (HIT) and the SF-36 Health Survey. Completed surveys were received from 333 respondents (56%). Thirty-five respondents (11%) had HIT scores in the 'little or no impact' range at follow-up and 191 (57%) had HIT scores in the 'severe impact' range. A diagnosis of migraine at baseline was an independent predictor of elevated HIT scores at follow-up, but gender, age, age at headache onset, daily headache at baseline, and time to follow-up did not predict poor prognosis. A subset of headache patients continue to experience marked disability and impaired functional status, months to years after presenting for headache specialty care. A diagnosis of migraine at the time of presentation may predict prognosis, but additional cohort studies with careful attention to baseline variables are needed to help identify other prognostic factors.

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Published In

Cephalalgia

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ISSN

0333-1024

Publication Date

January 2006

Volume

26

Issue

1

Start / End Page

7 / 13

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Specialization
  • Risk Factors
  • Prognosis
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Neurology
  • Migraine Disorders
  • Middle Aged
  • Medicine
 

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Coeytaux, R. R., & Spierings, E. L. H. (2006). Prognostic factors, disability, and functional status among patients in a headache specialty practice. Cephalalgia, 26(1), 7–13. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2982.2005.00976.x
Coeytaux, R. R., and E. L. H. Spierings. “Prognostic factors, disability, and functional status among patients in a headache specialty practice.Cephalalgia 26, no. 1 (January 2006): 7–13. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2982.2005.00976.x.
Coeytaux, R. R., and E. L. H. Spierings. “Prognostic factors, disability, and functional status among patients in a headache specialty practice.Cephalalgia, vol. 26, no. 1, Jan. 2006, pp. 7–13. Pubmed, doi:10.1111/j.1468-2982.2005.00976.x.
Journal cover image

Published In

Cephalalgia

DOI

ISSN

0333-1024

Publication Date

January 2006

Volume

26

Issue

1

Start / End Page

7 / 13

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Specialization
  • Risk Factors
  • Prognosis
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Neurology
  • Migraine Disorders
  • Middle Aged
  • Medicine