A survey of family doctors on the likeability of migraine and other common diseases and their prevalence of migraine
RW Evans, RE Evans,
HJ Kell,
Corresponding Author
RE Evans
Department of Psychology, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
Randolph W Evans MD, Baylor College of Medicine, 1200 Binz #1370, Houston, TX 77004, USA. Tel. + 1-713-528-0725, fax + 1-713-528-3628, e-mail [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorHJ Kell
Department of Psychology, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
Search for more papers by this authorRW Evans, RE Evans,
HJ Kell,
Corresponding Author
RE Evans
Department of Psychology, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
Randolph W Evans MD, Baylor College of Medicine, 1200 Binz #1370, Houston, TX 77004, USA. Tel. + 1-713-528-0725, fax + 1-713-528-3628, e-mail [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorHJ Kell
Department of Psychology, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA
Search for more papers by this authorAbstract
A survey of 148 family doctors attending a continuing medical education migraine update lecture was performed to assess whether family doctors like to treat migraine and other common disorders and the prevalence of migraine. Doctors were asked to respond to the following statement using a five-point Likert scale (from 1, strongly disagree to 5, strongly agree): ‘I like to treat patients with this disease or symptom’. The response rate was 53% with a mean age of 51.5 years. Doctors reported liking to treat general medical conditions more (mean = 4.40) than migraine (mean = 3.38) and other neurological diseases (mean = 3.20). Doctors reported a personal history of migraine in the prior 1 year of 22.8% and 45.6% lifetime, with 17% becoming aware for the first time that they personally had migraine after attending the lecture. Respondents with a personal history of migraine liked to treat migraine more than those without a history.
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