ArticleThe journal of headache and pain2015
Patients' experiences of a behavioural intervention for migraine headache: a qualitative study.
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- Psychological interventions for migraine: a systematic review.Journal of neurology · 2016Pooled it
- The Social Life of Migraine: A Meta-Ethnography of Lived Experience in Adults With Migraine.Health services insights · 2026Review
- Experiences of a Neurofeedback-Based Mindfulness Meditation Intervention for Migraine: Qualitative Study.JMIR neurotechnology · 2025Article
- Conceptualising migraine attacks from a biopsychosocial model using qualitative and functional behavioural analysis.Scandinavian journal of primary health care · 2023Article
- Efficacy of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for the Prophylaxis of Migraine in Adults: A Three-Armed Randomized Controlled Trial.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
- Coping and Motivation for Change-An Interview Study of the Experience From Participation in an Educational Program for Patients With Medication-Overuse Headache.Journal of patient experience · 2021Article
- Focus group findings on the migraine patient experience during research studies and ideas for future investigations.Cephalalgia : an international journal of headache · 2020Article
- Not Just a Headache: Qualitative Study About Web-Based Self-Presentation and Social Media Use by People With Migraine.Journal of medical Internet research · 2019Article
- Primary care management of headaches and how direct-access MRI fits: a qualitative study of UK general practitioners' views.BMJ open · 2017Article
- Assessing and treating primary headaches and cranio-facial pain in patients undergoing rehabilitation for neurological diseases.The journal of headache and pain · 2017Review
- Achieving a balance between the physical and the psychological in headache.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2017Article
- Recent advances in migraine therapy.SpringerPlus · 2016Review
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Abstract
backgroundMigraine headache has a high prevalence and a severe impact on personal, social and work life, forming a significant burden on patients, service providers and society. There is some evidence of the effectiveness of behavioural interventions to supplement drug therapy but a recognised need to identify an effective minimal contact approach to enhance access and provide a model for use in publicly funded health systems. This study uses in-depth interviews to examine patients' experience and responses to a behavioural intervention with relaxation and CBT components delivered in three individual therapist sessions with follow-up.
methodsQualitative study of 20 adults aged 18-75 years in London, UK, with clinically diagnosed migraine and at least four headache days per month. Semi-structured and tape recorded interviews were held post intervention based on a topic guide. Transcripts were coded and charted for all participants and analysed thematically.
resultsThe majority of participants cited the impacts of migraine and a desire for additional non-drug treatment as their main reasons for taking part and almost all completed the course. They valued contact with the therapist and almost all reported benefiting from the therapy. Post intervention they used those techniques they found most beneficial and implemented them flexibly in their daily life to reduce stress and risks of migraine or to respond to migraine. Relaxation training (deep breathing) was easily adopted and often used post intervention. The CBT components were mainly viewed positively but regarded as more challenging to learn and implement.
conclusionsPatients' selectively identified and employed the techniques learned as 'tools' to assist in preventing and managing their migraines, with reported benefits supporting the development of minimal contact behavioural therapy to increase accessibility for adults with migraine headache and the conduct of a definitive trial.
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