Headache Education Active ‐Waiting Directive: A Program to Enhance Well‐Being During Long Referral Wait Times
ConclusionsThe HEAD program, created to help manage lengthy appointment wait times, was associated with lowering migraine‐associated disability, decreasing ED visits, reducing medication and narcotic use and overuse. Education empowers patients to take an active role in their care, especially in regards to improving treatment timing and modifiable lifestyle behaviors. This education program can potentially play a role in early intervention for headache patients especially with chronic migraine and medication overuse headache.
Source: Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain - Category: Neurology Authors: Ana Marissa Lagman ‐Bartolome, Valerie Lawler, Christine Lay Tags: Research Submissions Source Type: research
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