• J Headache Pain · Feb 2005

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

    • Michele Peters, Huda Huijer Abu-Saad, Vasso Vydelingum, Andrew Dowson, and Margaret Murphy.
    • European Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, Duke of Kent Building, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey GU2 7TE, UK.
    • J Headache Pain. 2005 Feb 1; 6 (1): 40-7.

    AbstractThis 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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