Narrative Medicine to integrate patients', caregivers' and clinicians' migraine experiences: the DRONE multicentre project.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although migraine is widespread and disabling, stigmatisation and poor awareness of the condition still represent barriers to effective care; furthermore, research on migraine individual and social impact must be enhanced to unveil neglected issues, such as caregiving burden. The project investigated the migraine illness experience through Narrative Medicine (NM) to understand daily life, needs and personal resources of migraneurs, their caregivers and clinicians, and to provide insights for clinical practice.

Methods

The project involved 13 Italian headache centres and targeted migraneurs, their caregivers and migraine specialists at these centres. Written narratives, composed by a sociodemographic survey and illness plot or parallel chart, were collected through

SUBMITTER: Tonini MC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8047556 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature