Family Impact of Migraine: Development of the Impact of Migraine on Partners and Adolescent Children (IMPAC) Scale.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe the development of the Impact of Migraine on Partners and Adolescent Children (IMPAC) scale.

Background

Although existing data and clinical experience suggest that the impact of migraine is pervasive and extends beyond the individual with migraine, no validated tools exist for assessing the impact of migraine on the family.

Methods

The Chronic Migraine Epidemiology and Outcomes (CaMEO) Study is a longitudinal study of people with migraine in the United States. The Family Burden Module (FBM) of the CaMEO Study contained an item pool of 53 questions derived through literature review, clinician input, and patient focus groups pertaining to the following concepts: impact of migraine on family interpersonal relationships, activities, well-being, finan

SUBMITTER: Lipton RB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5396278 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature