Determining the Evolution of Headache Among Regular Users of a Daily Electronic Diary via a Smartphone App: Observational Study

Background Smartphone-based apps represent a major development in health care management. Specifically headache care, the use of electronic diaries via has become increasingly popular. In contrast to soaring volume available data, scientific these data resources is sparse. Objective this analysis, we aimed assess changes and migraine frequency, intensity, acute medication among people who showed daily diary as implemented freely basic version German commercial app, M-sense. Methods The M-sense comprises an diary, documentation lifestyle factors with possible impact on headaches, evaluation patterns. This analysis included all users had entered into app basis for at least 7 months. Results We analyzed from 1545 users. Mean MHD decreased 9.42 (SD 5.81) baseline 6.39 5.09) after 6 months (P<.001; 95% CI 2.80-3.25). MMD, AMD, intensity were also significantly reduced. Similar results found 985 episodic 126 chronic migraine. Conclusions Among regular addition other characteristics, improved over time. may support standard care.