Multinational descriptive analysis of the real-world burden of headache using the Migraine Buddy application.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

A large proportion of headache sufferers do not routinely seek medical care. App-based technologies permit the collection of real-world data over time and between countries that can help assess true burden of headache. This study used a mobile phone application to collect information on the real-world burden of self-diagnosed headache and to describe its impact on daily life in headache sufferers who do not routinely seek medical advice.

Methods

This retrospective, non-interventional, cross-sectional study analysed self-reported data from users of the 'Migraine Buddy' app. The main objective was to describe self-reported characteristics of headache and migraine (triggers, duration, frequency), treatment patterns and impact on daily activity in headache

SUBMITTER: Goadsby PJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9291858 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature