Headache in General Practice: Frequency, Management, and Results of Encounter

Table 4

Actions taken by the physician % in the German SESAM 2 study ( = 231 patients) and the Dutch Transition Project ( = 8,050 patients, = 9,865 consultations) to treat headache. Procedures that are not explicitly therapeutic were also registered in Table 3.

Physician’s action	SESAM 2	DTP
Drug prescription	77.5	44.2
Follow-up consultation	69.3	N/A
Other therapy	13.0	3.1
Physicians advice	13.4	40.0
Referral	15.2	1.2 (pc^*), 3.9 (sc^**)
Physical therapy	15.6	8.2
Incapacity to work	45.0	N/A
Hospitalization	0.9	0.3

^*pc: primary care; ^**sc: specialized care.