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Introduction of a smartphone based behavioral intervention for migraine in the emergency department
- Source :
- Gen Hosp Psychiatry
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2021.
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Abstract
- OBJECTIVE: To determine whether a smartphone application (app) with an electronic headache diary and a progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) intervention is feasible and acceptable to people presenting to the Emergency Department (ED) with migraine. METHODS: This single arm prospective study assessed feasibility by actual use of the app and acceptability by satisfaction with the app. We report preliminary data on change in migraine disability and headache days. RESULTS: The 51 participants completed PMR sessions on a mean of 13±19 (0,82) days for the 90-day study period, lasting a median of 11 minutes (IQR 6.5, 17) each. Median number of days of diary use was 34 (IQR 10, 77). Diaries were completed at least twice a week in half of study weeks (337/663). Participants were likely (≥4/5 on a 5-point Likert scale) to recommend both the app (85%) and PMR (91%). MIDAS scores significantly decreased by a mean of 38 points/participant (p
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Migraine Disorders
medicine.medical_treatment
Smartphone application
Article
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Behavior Therapy
Intervention (counseling)
medicine
Humans
Prospective Studies
030212 general & internal medicine
Prospective cohort study
Progressive muscle relaxation
Actual use
business.industry
Emergency department
medicine.disease
Headache diary
030227 psychiatry
Psychiatry and Mental health
Migraine
Physical therapy
Smartphone
Emergency Service, Hospital
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 01638343
- Volume :
- 69
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- General Hospital Psychiatry
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....a602153bff93930d3788f32f2094e05c
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2020.12.009