CONSTANCE K. COTTRELL, PHD JANA B. DREW, PHD SHARON E. WALLER, BSN KENNETH A. HOLROYD, PHD JOHN A. BROSE, DO FRANCIS J. O’DONNELL, DO Westerville and Athens, Ohio Submitted, revised, August 6, 2001. From the Headache Treatment & Research Project, Westerville, Ohio (C.K.C., J.B.D., S.E.W.); the Department of Psychology, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio (K.A.H.); the Department of Family Medicine, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio (J.A.B.); and OrthoNeuro, Inc. (private medical practice), Westerville, Ohio (F.J.O.). The authors report no competing interest. This study was presented as a poster at a meeting of the American Association for the Study of Headache in June 1999. Reprint requests should be addressed to Kenneth A. Holroyd, PhD, Department of Psychology, 200 Porter Hall, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701-2979. E-mail: Holroyd@oak.cats.ohiou.edu.
The understanding of migraines and the availability of tools to aid in their treatment have increased considerably in recent years, particularly with the advent of the Internet (Table 3). This information is useful only when both physician and patient are involved. Future studies should focus on developing a greater understanding of barriers to effective migraine management and efforts to eliminate them.
TABLE 3 SELECTED INTERNET RESOURCES FOR MIGRAINE MANAGEMENT
Evidence-based guidelines for migraine headache, American Academy of Neurology Web site
Results of this focus group study suggest that people are interested in understanding their migraines and securing relevant information about it as well as in obtaining pain relief. Participants desired collaborative relationships with their physicians and wanted a team approach to treatment that involved both physician and patient.
