title: Efficacy of therapeutic intervention in headache units in patients with frequent headaches: the EFUNCE study.
abstract: Data confirming that therapeutic intervention in headache units is superior to care received by patients in other levels of the health system are scant. This is a pilot study that includes patients seen in 4 headache units for at least 1 year, who had a headache frequency of more than 15 days per month. The results of the first 30 patients showed a significant improvement in different headache parameters and a high degree of satisfaction with the treatment received.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Hospital Clínico Universitario, University of Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: Miguel J A
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Láinez
authors.forename: Julio
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pascual
authors.forename: Valentin
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mateos
authors.forename: Rogelio
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Leira
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008511:Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010865:Pilot Projects; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D011788:Quality of Life; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013038:Specialization