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The patients’ perceptions of migraine and chronic daily headache: a qualitative study

Overview of attention for article published in The Journal of Headache and Pain, January 2005
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Title
The patients’ perceptions of migraine and chronic daily headache: a qualitative study
Published in
The Journal of Headache and Pain, January 2005
DOI 10.1007/s10194-005-0144-7
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Authors

M. Peters, H. Huijer Abu-Saad, V. Vydelingum, A. Dowson, M. Murphy

Abstract

This study aimed to gain insight into the management of migraine and chronic daily headache (CDH) from the patients' perspective. This article outlines the patients' perceptions of migraine and chronic daily headache. Thirteen semi-structured interviews were carried out with patients suffering from IHS migraine. Five patients, due to their headache frequency of more than 15 headache days per month, were classed as CDH patients. The data were transcribed verbatim and analysed in accordance with the grounded theory methodology. The main themes were: headaches, impact and headaches related to health issues. The theme 'headaches' was sub-divided into 'their pain and symptoms', 'differentiating between their headaches' and 'perceptions of headaches as barriers and facilitators to management'. The patients' perceptions of migraine and CDH were sometimes conflicting and influenced the patients' management behaviours. The qualitative methodology may help to inform doctors, other healthcare professionals and headache researchers about the patients' perspective and possibly develop future headache research, care and education.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Unknown 43 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 7 16%
Student > Ph. D. Student 7 16%
Student > Master 6 14%
Researcher 5 12%
Student > Doctoral Student 4 9%
Other 6 14%
Unknown 8 19%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 12 28%
Psychology 7 16%
Nursing and Health Professions 6 14%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 5%
Neuroscience 2 5%
Other 3 7%
Unknown 11 26%
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Attention Score in Context

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#7,866,480
of 23,849,058 outputs
Outputs from The Journal of Headache and Pain
#708
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#37,721
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Outputs of similar age from The Journal of Headache and Pain
#1
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