A survey of physician leaders was conducted by Neural Network Health’s co-founder.
The survey was conducted to assess how often patients asked these providers questions or how often patients expressed concerns about neurological symptoms or conditions to these providers.
The survey targeted a group of experienced physicians who had different medical specialties. The survey respondents included physicians practicing in the following specialities:
- Acute care
- Internal medicine
- Hospital medicine
- Surgery
- Cardiology
- Pulmonology
- Obstetrics and gynecology
Data collected 12/2014
According to the survey, the top 3 neurological health care questions and concerns that patients voiced to their providers during health care encounters were:
- Headaches (64.52%), which tied with Back and neck pain (64.52%)
- Sleep Problems (58.06%)
- Stroke (51.61%).
- Alzheimer’s or Memory Loss (45.16%) tied with Neuropathy ( nerve pain and numbness) for 4th place regarding the most common neurological health care questions and concerns for the multi-specialty doctor study participants.
This study confirms that physicians across multiple specialities have patients who are concerned about and seek guidance about neurological problems and symptoms.