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Human Counseling Practices in Neurologic Care
In a study of 994 outpatient neurologic encounters, 38% included any documented counseling. Counseling focused more on medication and disease-specific education rather than lifestyle guidance, with headache specialists offering the most (73%) and cognitive/multiple sclerosis specialists offering the least (15%/11%).
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- Human efficacy
- Not established from this source
- Mechanism
- Not reported
- Evidence strength
- Limited
- Outcome
- Not reported
Why it matters
Understanding counseling practices in neurology can highlight gaps in patient education across different specialties, influencing future strategies to improve patient care and outcomes.
What this does not prove
The study shows variability in documentation of counseling without establishing its effectiveness or impact on patient outcomes.
Next milestone
No next milestone was established from the available source.
Study facts
- Study design
- Observational
- Participants / samples
- 994 · Total number of neurologic subspeciality outpatient encounters
- Randomised
- Not reported
- Controlled
- Not reported
- Primary endpoint met
- Not reported
- Relevant MS type
- Not reported
- Publication date
- 2026-10-09
- Evidence reviewed
- Abstract only
- Regulatory approval
- Not reported
- Research areas
- Not classified
- Biological target
- Not reported
- Pathway
- Not reported
- Population
- Not reported
- Size of effect
- Not reported
- Secondary endpoints
- Lifestyle modification counseling; Medication/disease specific education counseling
- MRI endpoints
- Not reported
- Biomarkers
- Not reported
- Safety
- Not reported
Original sources
- Primary evidencePatient counseling across neurologic subspecialties-a single academic center study. ↗DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2026.1884883
Supporting passages (14)
study designMATERIALS AND METHODS: We performed a cross-sectional study via retrospective chart reviews of 994 neurologic subspeciality outpatient encounters at a tertiary academic medical center from September 2023 to October 2023.
subjectsMATERIALS AND METHODS: We performed a cross-sectional study via retrospective chart reviews of 994 neurologic subspeciality outpatient encounters at a tertiary academic medical center from September 2023 to October 2023.
speciesMeSH terms: Humans; Female; Cross-Sectional Studies; Counseling; Retrospective Studies; Male; Academic Medical Centers; Middle Aged; Neurology; Adult; Patient Education as Topic; Aged; Nervous System Diseases
sample sizeMATERIALS AND METHODS: We performed a cross-sectional study via retrospective chart reviews of 994 neurologic subspeciality outpatient encounters at a tertiary academic medical center from September 2023 to October 2023.
sample size basisMATERIALS AND METHODS: We performed a cross-sectional study via retrospective chart reviews of 994 neurologic subspeciality outpatient encounters at a tertiary academic medical center from September 2023 to October 2023.
peer reviewedPublication types: Journal Article
publication datePublication date: 2026-10-09
interventionThe main outcome of this analysis was documented counseling (Yes/No) which was established via protocol-driven pre-specified chart review with assessment of abstraction reliability.
primary endpointThe main outcome of this analysis was documented counseling (Yes/No) which was established via protocol-driven pre-specified chart review with assessment of abstraction reliability.
findingsRESULTS: Out of 994 outpatient encounters, 38% (n = 374) of visits had any documented counseling.
secondary endpointsSecondary outcomes included lifestyle modification (e.g., exercise, sleep, diet, alcohol, safety) and medication/disease specific education counseling (e.g., headache, seizure, medication, cognitive, stroke).
limitationsTitle: Patient counseling across neurologic subspecialties-a single academic center study.
subjectsMeSH terms: Humans; Female; Cross-Sectional Studies; Counseling; Retrospective Studies; Male; Academic Medical Centers; Middle Aged; Neurology; Adult; Patient Education as Topic; Aged; Nervous System Diseases
study designMeSH terms: Humans; Female; Cross-Sectional Studies; Counseling; Retrospective Studies; Male; Academic Medical Centers; Middle Aged; Neurology; Adult; Patient Education as Topic; Aged; Nervous System Diseases
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