The management and clinical knowledge of headache disorders among general practitioners in Norway: a questionnaire survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

General practitioners (GPs) diagnose and manage a majority of headache patients seeking health care. With the aim to understand the potential for clinical improvement and educational needs, we performed a study to investigate Norwegian GPs knowledge about headache and its clinical management.

Methods

We invited GPs from a random sample of 130 Norwegian continuous medical education (CME) groups to respond to an anonymous questionnaire survey.

Results

367 GPs responded to the survey (73% of invited CME groups, 7.6% of all GPs in Norway). Mean age was 46 (SD 11) years, with an average of 18 (SD 10) years of clinical experience. In general the national treatment recommendations were followed, while the International Classification of Headache Disorders and othe

SUBMITTER: Kristoffersen ES 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8582095 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature