Patients' and Health Care Workers' Perception of Migraine Images on the Internet: Cross-sectional Survey Study

• Main Authors: Bianca Raffaelli (Author), Pia Kull (Author), Jasper Mecklenburg (Author), Lucas Hendrik Overeem (Author), Elisabeth Storch (Author), Maria Terhart (Author), Lars Neeb (Author), Uwe Reuter (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundThe representation of migraine in the media is stereotypical. Standard images of migraine attacks display stylish young women holding their head in a pain pose. This representation may contribute to the social stigmatization of patients with migraine. ObjectiveWe aimed to analyze how patie...