Migraine Disability Assessment Test (MIDAS)
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| Availability |
The instrument is freely available here: http://www.achenet.org/midas/ |
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| Classification |
Supplemental |
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| Short Description of Instrument |
The Migraine Disability Assessment Questionnaire (MIDAS) was developed to assess headache-related disabilities with a special focus on improving migraine care. The Questionnaire is self-administered and Headache sufferers answer 5 questions related to the last 3 months, indicating the number of days in which they have been limited in everyday life by migraines. |
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| Scoring |
The numbers of days answered for each of the five questions are added together for a total score.
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| References |
Stewart WF, Lipton RB, Dowson AJ, Sawyer J. Development and testing of the Migraine Disability Assessment (MIDAS) Questionnaire to assess headache- related disability. Neurology. 2001; 56 (6Supp1) S20-8. |
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