Evaluación de los seis primeros meses de actividad del Hospital de Día de Cefalea Vall d’Hebron

Abstract

Introduction

Headache is one of the main reasons for neurological consultation. Day care hospitals help reduce the costs of admitting patients to hospital. The headache unit in Vall d’Hebron hospital has started day care.

Objective

To evaluate the first six months of activity of a headache day hospital (HDH).

Method

This is a descriptive cross-sectional study. All patients that were attended at the HDH between March and September 2019 were included. Demographic variables, headache diagnosis, reason for admission and type of treatment administered were recorded. Patients completed a patient satisfaction survey and the Patient Global Impression of Improvement scale. Data was collected on an anonymized database. Statistical analyses were performed.

Results

We included 71 patients: 66.7% female, with a mean age of 48.4 (±11.3) years. The most frequent diagnosis was migraine (76.7%). The main reasons for admission were for intravenous treatment (51%). The overall satisfaction score relative to the care received was 9.1 out of 10

Conclusions

After the first six months of HDH functioning, we observe that the majority of patients admitted are diagnosed with migraine and, they are mostly admitted for intravenous treatment. Patients treated at HDHs report a high degree of satisfaction.