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Do you have the MIDAS touch?
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MIDAS is a questionnaire developed to measure the effect of migraines on your daily function. It is an acronym for Migraine Disability Assessment Questionnaire.
So are you ready to take the test? These questions are used to determine your score, which is then matched to a level of disability.
- How many days in the last 3 months did you miss work or school because your headaches?
- How many days in the last 3 months was your productivity at work or school reduced by half or more because of your headaches? (Do not include days you counted in question (1) where you missed work or school.)
- How many days in the last 3 months did you not do household work because of your headaches?
- How many days in the last three months was your productivity in household work reduced by half of more because of your headaches? (Do not include days you counted in question (3) where you did not do household work.)
- How many days in the last 3 months did you miss family, social or leisure activities because of your headaches?
Once you have answered these questions, add up the total number of days to determine your level of “disability.”
- 0 to 5, MIDAS Grade I, Little or no disability
- 6 to 10, MIDAS Grade II, Mild disability
- 11 to 20, MIDAS Grade III, Moderate disability
- 21+, MIDAS Grade IV, Severe disability
This test was published in the Pain Journal in 2000. It is an effective way to help gauge where you stand on the migraine spectrum. It also helps health care providers get more insight into your migraine history. Specific treatments are still up to the health care provider. Migraine Relief Center can come up with a comprehensive approach to treat your migraines.