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Learning the full impact of migraine through patient voices: A qualitative study.
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Headache: The Journal of Head & Face Pain . Jul2021, Vol. 61 Issue 7, p1004-1020. 17p. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Objective: To better characterize the ways that migraine affects multiple domains of life. Background: Further understanding of migraine burden is needed. Methods: Adults with migraine randomized to mindfulness‐based stress reduction or headache education arms (n = 81) in two separate randomized clinical trials participated in semistructured in‐person qualitative interviews conducted after the interventions. Interviews queried participants on migraine impact on life and were audio‐recorded, transcribed, and summarized into a framework matrix. A master codebook was created until meaning saturation was reached and magnitude coding established code frequency. Themes and subthemes were identified using a constructivist grounded theory approach. Results: Despite most participants being treated with acute and/or prophylactic medications, 90% (73/81) reported migraine had a negative impact on overall life, with 68% (55/81) endorsing specific domains of life impacted and 52% (42/81) describing impact on emotional health. Six main themes of migraine impact emerged: (1) global negative impact on overall life; (2) impact on emotional health; (3) impact on cognitive function; (4) impact on specific domains of life (work/career, family, social); (5) fear and avoidance (pain catastrophizing and anticipatory anxiety); and (6) internalized and externalized stigma. Participants reported how migraine (a) controls life, (b) makes life difficult, and (c) causes disability during attacks, with participants (d) experiencing a lack of control and/or (e) attempting to push through despite migraine. Emotional health was affected through (a) isolation, (b) anxiety, (c) frustration/anger, (d) guilt, (e) mood changes/irritability, and (f) depression/hopelessness. Cognitive function was affected through concentration and communication difficulties. Conclusions: Migraine has a global negative impact on overall life, cognitive and emotional health, work, family, and social life. Migraine contributes to isolation, frustration, guilt, fear, avoidance behavior, and stigma. A greater understanding of the deep burden of this chronic neurological disease is needed to effectively target and treat what is most important to those living with migraine. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *MINDFULNESS
*FRUSTRATION
*MIGRAINE
*RESEARCH methodology
*GROUNDED theory
*INTERVIEWING
*HEALTH outcome assessment
*MENTAL health
*COGNITION
*FEAR
*SOCIAL stigma
*GUILT (Psychology)
*PATIENTS' attitudes
*RANDOMIZED controlled trials
*QUALITATIVE research
*AVOIDANCE (Psychology)
*STRESS management
*QUALITY of life
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*DESPAIR
*MENTAL depression
*HEADACHE
*STATISTICAL sampling
*THEMATIC analysis
*ANXIETY
*ANGER
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00178748
- Volume :
- 61
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Headache: The Journal of Head & Face Pain
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 151798662
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/head.14151