ReviewCurrent pain and headache reports2008
Facilitating communication with patients for improved migraine outcomes.
Review in Current pain and headache reports, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 49 citations in OpenAlex.
- "I Was a Little Surprised": Qualitative Insights From Patients Enrolled in a 12-Month Trial Comparing Opioids With Nonopioid Medications for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain.The journal of pain · 2018Trial
- Patient-Doctor Communication in Migraine: Results from the OVERCOME (Japan) 2nd Study.Neurology and therapy · 2025Article
- The unmet needs in management, the treatment gap and the burden of migraine in Greece: a Delphi consensus and focus group study from patients' perspective.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- Risk factors for migraine disease progression: a narrative review for a patient-centered approach.Journal of neurology · 2023Review
- Applying a biopsychosocial model to migraine: rationale and clinical implications.The journal of headache and pain · 2022Review
- Why are CGRP monoclonal antibodies not yet the first line treatment in migraine prevention?Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria · 2022Article
- Diagnosis, consultation, treatment, and impact of migraine in the US: Results of the OVERCOME (US) study.Headache · 2022Article
- Prevalence of Headache Days and Disability 3 Years After Participation in the Childhood and Adolescent Migraine Prevention Medication Trial.JAMA network open · 2021Article
- Burden of migraine and unmet needs from the patients' perspective: a survey across 11 specialized headache clinics in Korea.The journal of headache and pain · 2021Article
- Tension-type headache.Nature reviews. Disease primers · 2021Review
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- What Kind of Information and Communication Technologies Do Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Prefer? An Ecuadorian Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of telemedicine and applications · 2018Article
- Information and communication technology use in asthmatic patients: a cross-sectional study in Latin America.ERJ open research · 2017Article
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- Hearing new voices: registered nurses and health technicians experience caring for chronic pain patients in primary care clinics.The open nursing journal · 2014Article
- Engaging HIV care providers in conversations with their reproductive-age patients about fertility desires and intentions: a historical review of the HIV epidemic in the United States.American journal of public health · 2013Review
- Behavioral medicine for migraine and medication overuse headache.Current pain and headache reports · 2009Review
- Non-pharmacological approaches to treating chronic migraine with medication overuse.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2009Review
- Assessing and managing all aspects of migraine: migraine attacks, migraine-related functional impairment, common comorbidities, and quality of life.Mayo Clinic proceedings · 2009Review
- Heuristic evaluation and usability testing of a computerized patient-reported outcomes survey for headache sufferers.Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine AssociationArticle
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2 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Effective communication is integral to good medical care. Medical professional groups, regulatory agencies, educators, researchers, and patients recognize its importance. Quality of medical communication is directly related to patient satisfaction, improvement in medication adherence, treatment compliance, other outcomes, decreased risk of malpractice, and increase in health care providers' levels of satisfaction. However, skill level and training remain problematic in this area. Fortunately, research has shown that medical communication skills can be successfully taught and acquired, and that improvement in communication skills improves outcomes. The American Migraine Communication Studies I and II evaluated the current state of health care provider-patient communication in headache care and tested a simple educational intervention. They found problematic issues but demonstrated that these areas could be improved. We review theoretical models of effective communication and discuss strategies for improving communication, including active listening, interviewing strategies, and methods for gathering information about headache-related impairment, mood, and quality of life.
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