Table 3 Health resource utilization estimates based on the study of Bloudek et al. [28]
From: Economic burden of migraine in Latvia and Lithuania: direct and indirect costs
Chronic migraine (4.88%) | Episodic migraine (95.12%) | All migraine (100%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Primary care physician visits (%) | 54.32% | 29.81% | 31.01% |
Mean number of visits | 17.86 | 9.87 | 10.26 |
Neurologist/headache specialist visits (%) | 30.42% | 9.65% | 10.67% |
Mean number of visits | 8.07 | 6.79 | 6.86 |
Nurse practitioner/physician assistant visits (%) | 3.27% | 1.82% | 1.89% |
Mean number of visits | 10.89 | 26.19 | 25.45 |
Other specialist visits (%) | 23.89% | 10.17% | 10.84% |
Mean number of visits | 14.59 | 11.58 | 11.73 |
Emergency room visits (%) | 10.16% | 5.17% | 5.42% |
Mean number of visits | 11.53 | 7.16 | 7.37 |
Hospitalizations (%) | 3.97% | 1.91% | 2.01% |
Mean length of stay | 19.03 | 9.95 | 10.39 |
Diagnostic testing (%) | 20.30% | 9.79% | 10.30% |
Mean number of diagnostic tests | 13.03 | 10.21 | 10.35 |
Blood tests (%) | 16.66% | 7.09% | 7.55% |
Mean number of blood tests | 10.11 | 6.32 | 6.51 |
Botulinum toxin A injections (%) | 1.80% | 0.77% | 0.82% |
Mean number of injections | 6.46 | 7.93 | 7.85 |
Transcutaneous nerve stimulator procedures (%) | 4.34% | 2.07% | 2.18% |
Mean number of stimulator procedures | 38.98 | 38.91 | 38.91 |
Acupuncture (%) | 9.06% | 4.59% | 4.81% |
Mean number of acupuncture | 23.73 | 16.46 | 16.81 |
Occipital nerve block procedures (%) | 3.26% | 1.32% | 1.42% |
Mean number of nerve block procedures | 8.70 | 11.87 | 11.71 |