Analysis of Trigger Factors in Episodic Migraineurs Using a Smartphone Headache Diary Applications.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Various stimuli can trigger migraines in susceptible individuals. We examined migraine trigger factors by using a smartphone headache diary application.

Method

Episodic migraineurs who agreed to participate in our study downloaded smartphone headache diary application, which was designed to capture the details regarding headache trigger factors and characteristics for 3 months. The participants were asked to access the smartphone headache diary application daily and to confirm the presence of a headache and input the types of trigger factors.

Results

Sixty-two participants kept diary entries until the end of the study. The diary data for 4,579 days were analyzed. In this data set, 1,099 headache days (336 migraines, 763 non-migraine headaches) were recorded

SUBMITTER: Park JW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4764678 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature