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The Role of Public Health Nurses in Supporting Self-Care Behaviors Among Individuals with Migraine

Migrenli Bireylerde Öz Bakım Davranışlarının Desteklenmesinde Halk Sağlığı Hemşirelerinin Rolü

Emine Ekici(MALTEPE ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0001-7933-4107
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106–115
Publication Date
2026-08-27
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Literature findings indicate that lifestyle-based self-care behaviors such as sleep patterns, dietary habits, physical activity, stress management, and keeping a migraine diary are effective in reducing the frequency and severity of migraine attacks.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Migraine is recognized as a significant public health issue due to its high prevalence, recurrent course, and adverse effects on individuals' physical, psychological, and social functioning.
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Conclusion & Impact:Literature findings indicate that lifestyle-based self-care behaviors such as sleep patterns, dietary habits, physical activity, stress management, and keeping a migraine diary are effective in reducing the frequency and severity of migraine attacks.
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Abstract

Migraine is recognized as a significant public health issue due to its high prevalence, recurrent course, and adverse effects on individuals' physical, psychological, and social functioning. Since migraine management largely relies on pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches implemented in the individual's daily life, self-care behaviors emerge as a key component of this process. The aim of this review is to examine self-care behaviors in individuals with migraine in line with the current literature and to highlight the role of public health nursing in migraine management. The review covers the clinical characteristics of migraine, the distinction between episodic and chronic migraine, modifiable risk factors, and self-care and nursing approaches in managing these factors. Literature findings indicate that lifestyle-based self-care behaviors such as sleep patterns, dietary habits, physical activity, stress management, and keeping a migraine diary are effective in reducing the frequency and severity of migraine attacks. These practices offer a holistic approach to migraine management within the framework of the SEEDS model (Sleep, Exercise, Eating, Diary, Stress). In the practical implementation of this approach, public health nurses play a key role in strengthening the self-care capabilities of individuals with migraine through education, counselling, monitoring and community-based interventions. In conclusion, migraine self-care should be considered a protective and empowering public health strategy that creates positive effects not only in terms of individual health outcomes but also at the health system and community levels.

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Migren; yüksek prevalansı, tekrarlayıcı seyri ve bireylerin fiziksel, psikolojik ve sosyal işlevselliği üzerindeki olumsuz etkileri nedeniyle önemli bir halk sağlığı sorunu olarak kabul edilmektedir. Migren yönetimi büyük ölçüde bireyin günlük yaşamında uyguladığı farmakolojik ve farmakolojik olmayan yaklaşımlara dayandığından, öz bakım davranışları bu sürecin temel bileşenlerinden biri olarak öne çıkmaktadır. Bu derlemenin amacı, migrenli bireylerde öz bakım davranışlarını güncel literatür doğrultusunda incelemek ve halk sağlığı hemşireliğinin migren yönetimindeki rolünü ortaya koymaktır. Derleme kapsamında migrenin klinik özellikleri, epizodik ve kronik migren ayrımı, değiştirilebilir risk faktörleri ve bu faktörlerin yönetiminde öz bakım ve hemşirelik yaklaşımları ele alınmıştır. Literatür bulguları, uyku düzeni, beslenme alışkanlıkları, fiziksel aktivite, stres yönetimi ve migren günlüğü tutma gibi yaşam tarzı temelli öz bakım davranışlarının migren ataklarının sıklığı ve şiddetini azaltmada etkili olduğunu göstermektedir. Bu davranışlar, SEEDS modeli (Sleep, Exercise, Eating, Diary, Stress) çerçevesinde migren yönetiminde bütüncül bir yaklaşım sunmaktadır. Bu yaklaşımın sahaya yansımasında halk sağlığı hemşireleri; eğitim, danışmanlık, izlem ve toplum temelli müdahaleler aracılığıyla migrenli bireylerin öz bakım kapasitelerinin güçlendirilmesinde kilit bir rol üstlenmektedir. Sonuç olarak migren öz bakımı, yalnızca bireysel sağlık çıktıları açısından değil, sağlık sistemleri ve toplum düzeyinde de olumlu etkiler yaratan, koruyucu ve güçlendirici bir halk sağlığı stratejisi olarak ele alınmalıdır.

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Ekici, E. (2026). The Role of Public Health Nurses in Supporting Self-Care Behaviors Among Individuals with Migraine. Halk Sağlığı Hemşireliği Dergisi, Cilt: 8 Sayı: 2, 106–115. https://doi.org/10.54061/jphn.1865061

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