Tell Us About Your Headache Treatment Patterns

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  1. Do you suffer from headaches?  
Yes
 
65 100%
No
       
0 0%
Total 65 100%
  2. Have you been diagnosed by a healthcare provider with a specific headache type?  
Yes
 
45 69%
No
 
20 31%
Total 65 100%
  3. If yes, what type of headache do you experience most frequently?  
Migraine
 
36 65%
Tension-type headache
 
2 4%
Chronic daily headache
 
10 18%
Cluster headache
 
2 4%
Sinus headache
 
2 4%
Allergy headache
       
0 0%
Not sure
 
2 4%
Other, please specify
 
1 2%
Total 55 100%
  4. Do you take prescribed medication for your headache?  
Yes
 
44 69%
No
 
20 31%
Total 64 100%
  5. If yes, has your healthcare provider changed your prescription recently?  
Yes, within the past six months
 
26 50%
Yes, within the past year
 
5 10%
Yes, within the past two years
 
3 6%
No
 
18 35%
Total 52 100%
  6. Did your healthcare provider recommend this change or was it made at your request?  
My healthcare provider recommended I change my prescription
 
23 44%
I requested a new prescription
 
10 19%
I have not changed my headache prescription
 
19 37%
Total 52 100%
  7. If your prescription changed, what motivated the change in your prescription?  
I learned of a medication which I had not previously tried
 
4 11%
My current medication was losing its effectiveness
 
22 58%
My insurance no longer reimbursed for this medication
       
0 0%
I was experiencing unpleasant side effects
 
3 8%
This medication was less expensive than my current prescription
 
2 5%
Other, please specify
 
7 18%
Total 38 100%
  8. If your prescription has changed, how did you hear about this treatment?  
Friend
 
4 11%
Family member
 
1 3%
Physician
 
29 78%
Advertisement (TV, print, radio or online)
 
1 3%
Online research
 
2 5%
News outlet
       
0 0%
Magazine
       
0 0%
Total 37 100%
  9. Have you ever participated in a clinical trial for new headache treatments?  
Yes
 
2 3%
No
 
61 97%
Total 63 100%
  10. If yes, what encouraged you to do so?  
I was not satisfied with my current headache treatment
 
2 40%
My current prescription does not treat all of my symptoms
       
0 0%
I cannot afford prescription treatment for headache
 
2 40%
I wanted to contribute to the understanding of my condition
 
1 20%
Other, please specify
       
0 0%
Total 5 100%
  11. If no, what might encourage you to participate in a clinical trial in the future?  
If the treatment offered new benefits my current prescription does not
 
24 41%
If my healthcare provider recommended I participate
 
11 19%
Monetary compensation/medication
 
5 8%
I want to contribute to the understanding of my condition
 
15 25%
Other, please specify
 
4 7%
Total 59 100%
  12. Tell us about yourself by checking the appropriate boxes. Please select all that apply.  
Male
 
9 14%
Female
 
47 72%
Under 20
 
5 8%
Age 21 – 35
 
30 46%
Age 36 – 50
 
23 35%
Over 50
 
4 6%
  13. At what age did you first experience headache?  
Less than 10 years old
 
19 30%
11 – 15 years old
 
14 22%
16 – 20 years old
 
8 13%
21 – 30 years old
 
14 22%
31 – 40 years old
 
4 6%
After age 40
 
4 6%
Total 63 100%
  14. Are there any specific topics related to your headache for which you would like tips or information from the NHF? Please specify.  
23 Responses
  15. Are you a member of the National Headache Foundation?  
Yes
 
9 14%
No
 
55 86%
Total 64 100%
  16. How did you learn about the National Headache Foundation?  
Physician
 
5 8%
Friend
 
3 5%
Employer/Manager
 
2 3%
Internet
 
40 63%
Newspaper
 
1 2%
Magazine
 
2 3%
TV
 
7 11%
Radio
       
0 0%
Other, please specify
 
3 5%
Total 63 100%
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