Learning the full impact of migraine through patient voices: A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To better characterize the ways that migraine affects multiple domains of life.

Background

Further understanding of migraine burden is needed.

Methods

Adults with migraine randomized to mindfulness-based stress reduction or headache education arms (n = 81) in two separate randomized clinical trials participated in semistructured in-person qualitative interviews conducted after the interventions. Interviews queried participants on migraine impact on life and were audio-recorded, transcribed, and summarized into a framework matrix. A master codebook was created until meaning saturation was reached and magnitude coding established code frequency. Themes and subthemes were identified using a constructivist grounded theory approach.

Results

Despite most pa

SUBMITTER: Estave PM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8428538 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature