Nurses’ Attitude and Pain Assessment Practices on Non-Pharmacologic Pain Management Among Patients with Cephalalgia Fiskvik Boahemaa Antwi 1 , Simon Akwasi Osei 1 , Williams Kwasi Peprah 2 Ph.D, Emmanuel Antwi 3 , Ph.D 1, Adventist University of the Philippines 2. Valley View University 3. University of the Southern Caribbean Corresponding Author’s Email: fiskvikantwi12@gmail.com Citation: Antwi, F.B., Osei, S.A., Peprah, W.K. & Antwi, E. (2019). Nurses’ attitude and pain assessment practices on non-pharmacologic pain management among patients with cephalalgia. A paper presented at the 1st International Research Forum. On Fire: Excellence in Research, Adventist University of the Philippines, Putting Kahoy, Silang, Cavite, and April 25, 2019. Abstract Cephalalgia (migraine) is one of the most prevalent pain disorders of the nervous system that affects a large population and has been described by the European Headache Federation and World Headache Alliance in 2006 as a forgotten epidemic. The increase of polypharmacy amongst migraine patients has caused a paradigm shift to the use of non-pharmacologic pain management. This descriptive-correlational study aimed to examine the extent of nurses’ attitude and practices in the application of non-pharmacologic pain management of cephalalgia. The study also measured the relationship between attitude and practices on non-pharmacologic pain management of cephalalgia. Significant differences of the attitude and practices on non-pharmacologic pain management of cephalalgia in terms of sex, educational level and years of clinical experience was also considered. Fifty (50) qualified nurses at the Adventist University of the Philippines (AUP) were conveniently sampled to answer a constructed survey questionnaire. The statistical treatment used were the mean and standard deviation, t-test, Pearson Correlation, and ANOVA. The study showed that there is a low significant relationship between attitude, practices, and non-pharmacologic pain management. The application of non-pharmacologic pain management infers no difference in terms of sex, educational level, and years of clinical experience. Also, non-pharmacological pain management approach of physical therapy is used when the pain is mild. Non-pharmacologic therapy is a complementary approach and should be implemented with pharmacologic interventions when the patient’s pain is also moderate or severe to promote comprehensive pain management. The study recommends health-care institutions to provide pain assessment and non-pharmacologic pain management education for nurses. Keywords: Attitude, Practices, Non-Pharmacologic, Migraine, Cephalalgia Introduction Pain interferes with one's quality of life, thus implying that proper management of pain is intricate. Pain complaint has become a growing factor for visits to hospitals. Although there are many pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions, nurses being part of a collaborative team, are also responsible for undermanaged pain. Cephalalgia is one of the most prevalent nervous system pain disorders that affects a large population, also known as headache disorder.