Abordaje de la migraña en la atención primaria de salud

Abstract

Introduction: Migraine is a public health problem; it affects the quality of life of people with disabling headaches. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), worldwide the prevalence of headaches in adults is 50%, being migraine alone the sixth responsible cause of disability worldwide. Objective: Provide updated information on the approach to promoting assertive lifestyles, prevention of the acute phase, and management of symptomatic migraine patients with a focus on primary health care. Methodology: Descriptive study with a logical deductive method, by reviewing bibliographic sources, through an analysis and synthesis of various updated scientific articles collected from high-impact digital repositories such as PUBMED, COCHRANE, ELSEIVER. Conclution: Recognize the triggering factors, establish proper sleep hygiene along with a balanced diet, among others; They are the fundamental pillars in the prevention of migraine attacks. Triptans are the drugs of first choice for moderate-severe migraine and NSAIDs are the first-line drugs for mild-moderate migraine. Beta-blockers are the drugs with the most recommendations to help in the prophylaxis of acute migraine.