Self-help group and medication overuse headache: preliminary data.
Neurol Sci
; 30(6): 459-63, 2009 Dec.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19768373
ABSTRACT
The objective of the study is to investigate the benefits of joining a self-help group for patients with medication overuse headache (MOH). A self-help group is a voluntary gathering of a small number of persons who share a common problem. Little is known about support groups for people with chronic non-malignant pain such as MOH. Eight patients with refractory MOH attended a self-help group twice a month. During the meetings, patients were asked to focus on their headache experiences. Our data showed an increase in resourcefulness in coping with pain and a reduction in cephalalgiophobia. All patients reported general benefits in sharing their headache-related problems. No differences were found for headache frequency or analgesic overuse. To our knowledge, this is the first report on a self-help group for patients with MOH. Joining a self-help group can help patients develop positive attitudes to managing pain.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Grupos de Autoajuda
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Transtornos da Cefaleia Secundários
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Neurol Sci
Assunto da revista:
NEUROLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Itália