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Rebecca Barmherzig1, Ana Marissa Lagman-Bartolome1, Sara Marlowe2
1Division of Neurology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Center for Headache, Women's College Hospital, The University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Abstract:
Headache hygiene refers to self-management behaviors and practices aimed at reducing headache-related disability and improving self-efficacy. Although self-management interventions have an established place in the management of a wide range of chronic conditions, there is still not a standardized approach to this in pediatric headache. In this article, we focus on headache hygiene approaches including education, lifestyle interventions, and psychologic interventions. We also present our center's resource compilation, made available to patients by quick response code technology, as an example of a structured approach to headache hygiene. Further work should explore a standardized approach to headache hygiene and strategies to support adherence, including the use of technology as an innovative health care delivery pathway.
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