Validation of a Digital Headache Calendar at a Tertiary Referral Center.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Headache calendars are essential tools in monitoring changes in headache frequency and type. They are used in clinical practice for long-term monitoring, but their validation remains limited. The aim of this study was to validate the use of a digital calendar in monitoring single migraine and tension-type headache attacks.

Methods

From July 2022 to February 2023, patients diagnosed with migraine and tension-type headache were enrolled. The validation of the digital calendar involved the comparison of self-reported single headache attacks in the digital calendar with the diagnostic headache diary based on the ICHD-3 criteria for migraine and tension-type headache. Sensitivity and specificity were calculated to assess reliability, and the level of agreement was calc

SUBMITTER: Kjerrumgaard A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10795797 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature