Risk factors and prevalence of migraine disorders in the adult population. Medical strategies from community primary care

• Autores: Salas Acosta, Elizabeth, Salas de González, Mireya, González-Salas, Melissa
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2021
• Institución: Universidad Peruana Unión
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad Peruana Unión
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs2.revistas.upeu.edu.pe:article/1477
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistas.upeu.edu.pe/index.php/rc_salud/article/view/1477
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Risk factors, migraine disorders, primary health care.; Factores de riesgo, trastornos migrañosos, atención primaria de salud.

Objective: To determine the risk factors for migraine disorders, present in the adult population towardsthe establishment of medical strategies for their prevention and treatment from community primarycare. Methodology: The study was developed through a descriptive and field type investigation, witha sample of 64 patients, determined through an intentional non-probabilistic sampling. A Questionnairewas designed as a data collection instrument, whose content validation by means of nine experts wassufficient. In the statistical treatment, Excel 2007 and SPSS version 23 were used, with a descriptiveprocedure of frequencies, summations, arithmetic mean and percentages, represented in frequencytables by indicators. Results: The prevalence of a family history of migraine is demonstrated, whilethe characteristics of the pain were hemicranial, throbbing, moderate intensity, insidious, evolution over5 years, naproxen being the most widely used drug. Prevalence of migraine without aura in femalesbetween the ages of 31 to 60 years. The most experienced symptom besides pain was vomiting /nausea. Conclusion: According to the results, it is concluded that the greatest triggering risk factorfor migraine was environmental factors, translated into high thermal sensation. The application of localstrategy guidelines in health promotion and prevention is recommended.