A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Cold Pack Application on Episodic Pain Among Patients with Migraine in Selected Community Areas.

J Pharm Bioallied Sci

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecological Nursing, Saveetha College of Nursing, SIMATS, Thandalam, Tamil Nadu, India.

Published: July 2024

AI Article Synopsis

  • Migraine is a genetic neurological condition characterized by intense headaches and accompanying symptoms that can make patients feel very unwell.* -
  • The study aimed to evaluate how effective cold pack application is in reducing pain during migraine episodes and how various demographic factors relate to pain levels.* -
  • Results indicated that education and residence significantly impacted post-test pain levels, and the study concluded that using cold packs may help alleviate pain in migraine patients.*

Article Abstract

Introduction: A migraine is typically described as a sick headache, since the patient apart from the headache feels very sick. Migraine is a genetic neurological disease, characterized by episodes often called Migraine attacks.

Objectives: To assess the effectiveness of cold pack application on episodic pain among patients with migraine. To associate the posttest level of episodic pain among patients with migraine with selected demographic variables.

Materials And Methods: A quasi experimental group pretest and posttest research design with a purposive sampling technique. The sample size of the study consists of 60 patients with migraine headaches.

Results And Discussion: Demographic variables education (χ = 16.113, p=0.013) and residence (χ=7.329, p=0.026) had shown statistically significant association with post test level of episodic pain among patients with migraine at post test level of episodic pain among patients with migraine.

Conclusion: This study concluded Cold Pack Application may reduce the level of episodic pain among patients with migraine.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11426585PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_559_24DOI Listing

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