• Anderson Chuck, Philip Jacobs, Arto Ohinmaa, Donald Schopflocher, Saifudin Rashiq, and Racquel Feroe.
• Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
• Pain Res Manag. 2007 Jan 1; 12 (4): 291295291-5.

BackgroundDetermining how migraineurs manage their condition from the viewpoint of health resource utilization (including both medical and personal resources) may provide insights that could lead to more effective care strategies.ObjectivesTo determine the relative importance of modifiable health-influencing activities for migraineurs, and to compare the effects of these activities between migraineurs and nonmigraineurs in the general population.MethodsLinear regression analysis was applied to all persons older than 19 years of age with migraine in the Canadian Community Health Survey Cycle 1.1. The dependent variable was reported health status change over time. Explanatory variables were a series of health care utilization, health behaviour and background control variables.ResultsResults showed that health status was positively associated with higher levels of physical activity and negatively associated with smoking for both migraineurs and nonmigraineurs, even when controlling for all other variables.ConclusionBy modifying controllable resources and behaviours, the reported health status of migraineurs can be improved as effectively as nonmigraineurs.

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