OBJECTIVE: To explore prevalence of aberrant medication-taking behaviors (AMTB) among headache patients and treating physician's awareness of such behaviors. METHODS: Fifty patientphysician dyads were surveyed on patients' AMTB. RESULTS: The most frequently endorsed behaviors by patients and physicians, respectively, were going to the ER for pain medication (n = 19) and continuing to take pain medication despite minimal relief (n = 23). For the majority of AMTB, phi coefficients indicating level of patient-physician agreement were equal to chance. CONCLUSIONS: Headache patients perform a wide range of AMTB. Low rates of patient-physician agreement indicate that physicians possess limited knowledge of patients' AMTB.
OBJECTIVE: To explore prevalence of aberrant medication-taking behaviors (AMTB) among headachepatients and treating physician's awareness of such behaviors. METHODS: Fifty patientphysician dyads were surveyed on patients' AMTB. RESULTS: The most frequently endorsed behaviors by patients and physicians, respectively, were going to the ER for pain medication (n = 19) and continuing to take pain medication despite minimal relief (n = 23). For the majority of AMTB, phi coefficients indicating level of patient-physician agreement were equal to chance. CONCLUSIONS:Headachepatients perform a wide range of AMTB. Low rates of patient-physician agreement indicate that physicians possess limited knowledge of patients' AMTB.
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