Abstract Details

Title Impact of an Employer-Provided Migraine Coaching Program on Burden and Patient Engagement: Results from Interim Analysis

Topic Headache

Presentation(s) S47 - Headache 2 (1:36 PM-1:48 PM)

Poster/Presentation
Number 004

Objective To assess the impact of a migraine coaching program offered by a healthcare company as a complimentary service within its wellness program for its Swiss-based employees and their family members.

Background Migraine mainly affects people during their prime working years resulting in a substantial impact on workplace productivity.

Design/Methods Of 320 participants who registered for the program from June 2018 till mid-June 2019, 120 enrolled into a study for retrospective analysis of their data. All participants receive six sessions (monthly) of individualized telecoaching from a specialized nurse through a specially developed module on the Migraine Buddy smartphone application. The study participants were evaluated through a series of questionnaires including Migraine Disability Assessment (MIDAS), Patient Activation Measure (PAM), and the commonly used coaching lessons and implemented action plans.

Results Interim results are presented for 70 participants who completed both baseline and 3-month follow-up, of which 41 reached 6 months. The mean age (standard deviation, SD) at baseline was 39.0 (8.0) years with 67.1% females, 68.6% had a confirmed diagnosis of migraine, and 51.4% were not treated by a physician despite 72.9% having MIDAS grade ≥2. The total mean (SD) MIDAS score improved from 15.2 (14.3) at baseline to 13.7 (16.9) (p=0.342) at 3 months and to 6.5 (8.1) (p=0.001) at 6 months. The PAM scores also improved from 63.7 (11.0) at baseline to 67.5 (11.6) (p=0.012) at 3 months and to 70.8 (12.1) (p=0.0009) at 6 months. The most used coaching lessons focused on progressive muscle relaxation, sleep, general disease understanding, stress, and nutrition while top action plans addressed hydration, sleep, nutrition, daily routine and physical activity.

Conclusions

The results demonstrate that employer-sponsored educational and counseling support can significantly decrease migraine-related disability and promote disease self-management among employees.

Authors/Disclosures
Leonhard Schaetz PRESENTER	No disclosure on file
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Juanzhi Fang	Juanzhi Fang has received personal compensation for serving as an employee of Novartis Pharmaceutical. Juanzhi Fang has received stock or an ownership interest from Novartis Pharmaceutical.
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