| Continuity of healthcare for headache patients: a problem of communication between headache specialists and general practitioners. | |
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PMID: 16362696 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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The continuous care of headache patients, from headache centres to general practice, is a managerial problem that is still unsolved in Italy. In fact, if on the one hand patients do not usually go to headache centres because of poor information, on the other hand, if they do, they do not find their general practitioner (GP) sufficiently prepared to continue the management. In Sicily we have formed a dense network of headache centres that we will try to link on the Internet to deal with the problem of poor patients information and poor specialist consultation. We also have faced the problem of the continuous care, trying to overcome "the difficulties of communication between specialists, GPs and patients" and "the difficulties of GPs in diagnostic work", by simple instruments like the Italian version of ID-Migraine, a simple three-item questionnaire. |
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Authors:
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Giovanni Battista La Pegna; Filippo Brighina; Vincenzo Saporito; Antonina Aloisio; Calgero Morreale; Alfio D'Agati |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The journal of headache and pain : official journal of the Italian Society for the Study of Headaches Volume: 6 ISSN: 1129-2369 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2005 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2005-12-19 Completed Date: 2006-01-24 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 100940562 Medline TA: J Headache Pain Country: Italy |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 310-1 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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,Via Babaurra 245, I-93017, San Cataldo (CL), Italy. g.lapegna@libero.it |
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Communication* Continuity of Patient Care / organization & administration* Family Practice / organization & administration* Headache / diagnosis, therapy* Humans Internet / organization & administration* Neurology / organization & administration* Referral and Consultation / organization & administration Sicily |
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