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Pediatric migraine teaching for families
Author(s) -
Craddock Lindsay,
Ray Lynne D.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal for specialists in pediatric nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.499
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1744-6155
pISSN - 1539-0136
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6155.2011.00316.x
Subject(s) - migraine , medicine , intensive care medicine , physical therapy , psychiatry
Purpose. Child and family education regarding management of pediatric migraine is essential to reduce acute pain, prevent chronic daily migraine, and minimize the total number of headache attacks. This paper summarizes current evidence and provides a foundation for family teaching. Conclusions. Effective management of pediatric migraine can be achieved with a combination of individually tailored biobehavioral strategies, lifestyle modifications, and optimal scheduling of rescue and preventative pharmacologic treatment. Practice Implications. Included are goal setting recommendations, common triggers, key comorbidities, lifestyle modifications, principles of pharmacologic management, commonly used naturopathic compounds, and a link to an online downloadable teaching handout.