title: A satisfaction survey of current medicines used for migraine therapy in China: is Chinese patent medicine effective compared with Western medicine for the acute treatment of migraine?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the patient satisfaction with medications commonly used for migraine therapy in patients seen in headache clinic in China with emphasis on the evaluation of Chinese patent medicine (CPM) in relieving acute migraine attack.
  
  
  METHODS
  Patients admitted at headache clinics in the neurological departments of four hospitals during April to October 2011 were enrolled in the investigation. The questionnaire was designed based on the validation of a diagnostic questionnaire for a population-based survey in China in 2009.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Among 219 eligible patients, 58% had used CPM at the acute attack of migraine while the guideline-recommended treatments were seldom used. However, patients using CPMs were less satisfied than those using Western Medicines (WMs) in either single medication groups or mixed medication groups (P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Fifty-eight percent of the eligible respondents in Guangdong and Guangxi Province had used CPM at the acute attack of migraine, but based on our data, the effect of CPM on treating migraine attack was poor with low satisfaction compared with WMs. However, many factors may bias or explain our findings. This suggests the need for accelerated research in understanding patient choice, treatment availability, and use of medications.
authors: Department of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China; Affiliated Liuzhou Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangxi, China.
authors: Ning
authors: N
authors: Luo
authors: Weiwei
authors: W
authors: Qi
authors: Can
authors: C
authors: Zhuang
authors: Wei
authors: W
authors: Di
authors: Yonggang
authors: Y
authors: Lu
authors: Zongqing
authors: Z
authors: Huang
authors: Yunguang
authors: Y
authors: Sun
authors: Aiwu
authors: A
authors: Zhang
authors: Xiaoliang
authors: X
authors: Huang
authors: Yuqian
authors: Y
authors: Tao
authors: Yingting
authors: Y
authors: Zhu
authors: Aidong
authors: A
authors: Li
authors: Zhonghua
authors: Z
authors: Jiang
authors: Mark W
authors: MW
authors: Massing
authors: Yannan
authors: Y
authors: Fang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002681:China; D003625:Data Collection; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000592:standards / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal
keywords: Chinese Patent Medicine; Migraine; Satisfaction Survey; Western Medicine