title: Migraine education brochures and patient-perceived satisfaction.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Brochures are commonly used as educational tools in daily neurological practice. They are provided to increase the general population's knowledge of a specific disease and also to combat sources of erroneous information. Surveys are the most commonly used method of ascertaining user satisfaction with services received.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This study will assess patient-perceived satisfaction and provide feedback to measure the comprehensibility and overall utility of an educational brochure on migraine.
  
  
  METHODS
  Open prospective multicentre study of a group of patients diagnosed with migraine in neurology clinics in Alicante province. During the initial visit, each patient received a migraine brochure prepared by the Valencian Society of Neurology's study group for headaches (CEFALIC). During a follow-up visit, they were then asked to fill out a personal survey on the overall quality of the information in the brochure.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We included a total of 257 patients diagnosed with migraine (83% episodic migraine; 17% chronic migraine); mean age was 37.6 years. Two hundred seven patients confirmed having read the brochure (80.5%); 50 patients (19.5%) either forgot to read it or had no interest in doing so. The brochure seemed interesting and easy to understand according to 90% of the patients. Seventy-six per cent of the respondents stated that reading the brochure increased their overall knowledge of migraine, while 50% of the patients found the brochure useful for improving migraine control.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Patients found the migraine educational brochure to be comprehensible, a means of increasing overall knowledge of the disease, and useful for increasing control over migraines. Evaluations of the educational brochures that we provide to our patients with migraine should be studied to discover the causes of dissatisfaction, determine the level of quality of service, and investigate potential areas for improvement.
authors: Sección de Neurología, Hospital General Universitario Virgen de la Salud de Elda, Elda, España. Electronic address: vmedrano714k@icloud.com.
authors: V
authors: V
authors: Medrano Martínez
authors: Sección de Neurología, Hospital Vega Baja de Orihuela, Orihuela, España.
authors: J M
authors: JM
authors: Callejo-Domínguez
authors: Unidad de Neurología, Clínica Benidorm, Benidorm, España.
authors: I
authors: I
authors: Beltrán-Lasco
authors: Sección de Neurología, Hospital Marina Baixa, Villajoyosa, España.
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Pérez-Carmona
authors: Sección de Neurología, Hospital de San Vicente, San Vicente, España.
authors: I
authors: I
authors: Abellán-Miralles
authors: Sección de Neurología, Hospital de San Vicente, San Vicente, España.
authors: G
authors: G
authors: González-Caballero
authors: Sección de Neurología Hospital La Pedrera Denia, España.
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Más-Sesé
authors: Unidad de Neurología, Hospital IMED Levante, Benidorm, España.
authors: N
authors: N
authors: López-Hernández
authors: Servicio de Neurología Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Alicante, España.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Pérez-Sempere
authors: Sección de Neurología, Hospital Verge dels Lliris d'Alcoi, Alcoi, España.
authors: J M
authors: JM
authors: Moltó-Jordá
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D032882:Comprehension; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008881:Migraine Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D010174:Pamphlets; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013030:Spain; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Educational brochure; Encuestas; Folletos educativos; Información en migraña; Migraine; Migraine information; Migraña; Surveys