Publications by authors named "Simon Stefansen"
Introduction: Worldwide, far from all of those who would benefit make use of headache services, largely because of clinical, social, and political barriers to access. Identifying the factors contributing to low healthcare utilization can generate evidence to guide health policy. Our purpose here is better to characterize healthcare utilization patterns in Denmark.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Headache disorders are globally prevalent and insufficient treatment contribute to low quality of life, increased disability, and socioeconomic costs. However, headache can to a large extent be treated appropriately by general practitioners.
Objective: To explore general practitioners' (GPs') management of patients with headache lasting ≥6 months.
Introduction: Large numbers of people with headache who would benefit are not reached by headache services. Among the causes are poor or disorganized provision of headache services, but reluctance to seek healthcare has frequently been identified as a significant barrier. We conducted a national survey of people with headache to assess the extent of this problem in Denmark, a country with well organized, highly resourced, and readily accessible services.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: A major barrier to adequate headache care is the relative lack of formal education and training of healthcare professionals. Concerted efforts should be made to pinpoint major gaps in knowledge in healthcare professionals to facilitate better educational policies in headache training. The aim of this study was to identify deficiencies and barriers in headache training among residents in neurology in Denmark.
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- * A survey of neurological departments revealed that 86% of these departments altered their practices, mainly by increasing telephone consultations and reducing in-person visits, leading to fewer new headache referrals and treatments.
- * The findings indicated that 54% of departments believed the quality of care for headache patients worsened during the pandemic, and 57% of research projects were paused.