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Table 1 Prescription patterns of GPs who do not refer patients with CM

From: Need of guidance in disabling and chronic migraine identification in the primary care setting, results from the european MyLife anamnesis survey

 

TOTAL

n = 164

France

n = 39

Germany

n = 34

Italy

n = 24

Spain

n = 33

UK

n = 34

p value

between countries

GPs who prescribe acute medication when needed, n (%)

134

(82%)

37

(95%)

32

(94%)

19

(79%)

26

(79%)

20

(59%)

p = 0.000*

“% of my patients have been prescribed analgesics or anti-emetics”, mean (min, max)

59%

(0, 100)

58%

(0, 100)

61%

(8, 100)

62%

(15, 100)

62%

(10, 100)

49%

(10, 100)

p = 0.521

“% of my patients have been prescribed anti-migraine acute treatment”, mean (min, max)

55%

(0, 100)

57%

(10, 100)

51%

(0, 100)

57%

(20, 100)

52%

(10, 100)

61%

(30, 90)

p = 0.625

GPs who prescribe preventive treatment when needed, n (%)

118 (72%)

27 (69%)

18

(53%)

15

(63%)

26

(79%)

32

(94%)

p = 0.003*

“% of my patients are currently under preventive treatment”

mean (min, max)

55%

(3, 100)

59%

(3, 100)

47%

(5, 100)

53%

(10, 100)

48%

(5, 100)

64%

(20, 100)

p = 0.108

  1. * p < 0.05