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Headache Log app
Headache Log app
- An app for people with migraines and headaches, to track their symptoms, triggers and treatment.
This simple app allows users to keep track of their headaches or migraines by recording the date, duration, severity, type of pain, location, triggers and medications. For the complete app description, go to Google Play(external link) (android) and for a detailed review, see reviews below.
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✔ Very easy and quick to use. |
✘ Headache questions are limited; some clinically important information (such as associated features, or effect on daily life) would have to be entered manually into the notes section (thereby potentially missing some such important information). |
Clinical review
Reviewer: Jeremy Steinberg, GP, FRNZCGP
Date of review: October 2017
Platform: Android
Comments: This app is most useful for headache sufferers and their doctors, to track headache trends and features, helping the sufferer and doctor with diagnosis and treatment. It is simple and fast to log a headache and users are able to customise headache questions to an extent. However, the headache questions are limited, meaning some clinically important information (such as associated features, or effect on daily life) would have to be entered manually into the notes section (thereby potentially missing some such important information). Cannot export information without paying, limiting its usefulness. No information on migraine or headache.
Safety concerns: Does not advise you to seek medical help if you enter in concerning headache features.
New Zealand relevance: Acetaminophen is called paracetamol in New Zealand.
References
The following references relate to articles about apps for headaches and migraines:
- Hundert AS, Huguet A, McGrath PJ, et al. Commercially Available Mobile Phone Headache Diary Apps: A Systematic Review.(external link) JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2014 Aug 19;2(3):e36.
- Mosadeghi-Nik M, Askari MS, Fatehi F. Mobile health (mHealth) for headache disorders: A review of the evidence base.(external link) J Telemed Telecare. 2016 Dec;22(8):472-477.
- Huguet A, Stinson J, Mackay B et al. Bringing psychosocial support to headache sufferers using information and communication technology: lessons learned from asking potential users what they want.(external link) Pain Res Manag. 2014 Jan-Feb;19(1):e1-8.
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