Research Article
Migraine Pain Location and Measures of Healthcare Use and Distress: An Observational Study
Table 8
Healthcare utilization behavior in patients with lateralized headaches.
| | | Lateralized n (%) | Always left (−3) n (%) | Mostly left (−1 to −3) n (%) | Not lateralized n (%) | Mostly right (+1 to +3) n (%) | Always right (+3) n (%) |
| | Went to ED for migraine the year before 1st consultation | 20/124 (15.4) | 1/10 (10.0) | 4/35 (11.4) | 16/115 (13.9) | 10/56 (17.9) | 4/24 (16.7) | | Went to ED for migraine the year after 1st consultation | 19/144 (12.2) | 2/13 (15.4) | 5/41 (12.2) | 12/142 (8.4) | 11/68 (16.2) | 5/27 (18.5) | | Went to ED for other reasons the year before 1st consultation | 20/124 (16.1) | 3/10 (30) | 7/35 (20.0) | 17/115 (14.8) | 7/55 (12.7) | 4/23 (17.4) | | Went to ED for other reasons the year after 1st consultation | 19/144 (13.2) | 0/13 (0) | 1/41 (2.4) | 19/142 (13.4) | 5/67 (7.5) | 2/27 (7.4) | | Average number of patient-initiated interactions before the 1st consultation | 10.0 (n = 122) | 10.00 (n = 10) | 11 (n = 35) | 11.1 (n = 114) | 10.33 (n = 55) | 6.3 (n = 23) | | Average number of patient-initiated interactions after the 1st consultation | 14.14 (n = 145) | 14.54 (n = 13) | 14.88 (n = 41) | 13.5 (n = 144) | 13.44 (n = 68) | 12.00 (n = 27) |
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ED = emergency department.
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