title: Patient education and migraine: a pilot study.
abstract: Our study examines the effectiveness of an educational approach to migraine patients. A course in migraine education was set up for 30 patients suffering from this disease; meetings were structured taking into consideration specific educational aims, with parameters evaluated before the course, at the end of the course and at a 3-month follow-up. The results, particularly the increase in the migraineurs' knowledge of their disease and the decrease in the use of symptomatic drugs, suggest the effectiveness of the course. Furthermore, our study suggests that there is a need to build educational processes into therapeutic protocols, as they enable patients to manage their chronic diseases more correctly.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Internal Medicine, University of Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Centonze
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Polito
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Cassiano
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Albano
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ricchetti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bassi
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Causarano
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dalfino
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Albano
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011315:Preventive Medicine / Q000379:methods