What does the MIDAS score measure?

MIDAS measures the number of days in the past 3 months where migraines caused you to miss or be significantly less productive in paid work, household work, and social or leisure activities. Higher scores mean greater disability.

What are the four MIDAS grades?

Grade I (0–5): minimal or infrequent disability. Grade II (6–10): mild or infrequent disability. Grade III (11–20): moderate disability. Grade IV (21+): severe disability. Grade III and IV typically indicate a need for preventive therapy.

How are questions A and B used?

Questions A (headache days per 3 months) and B (average pain intensity 0–10) are recorded as context for your clinician but are NOT added to the MIDAS score itself.

Is this tool a medical diagnosis?

No. This tool calculates a validated screening score but does not diagnose migraine or recommend specific treatments. Share your result with a healthcare professional.

How often should I complete the MIDAS?

The questionnaire covers a 3-month window, so repeating it every 3 months lets you and your doctor track how well treatment is working over time.

MIDAS Migraine Disability Assessment

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Answer 5 questions about how migraines affect work, household tasks, and social activities to get your MIDAS grade and disability level.

MIDAS Questionnaire

Think about all headaches you had in the past 3 months. Answer each question with a number of days (0 if none).

Question 1 — Paid work or school

On how many days did you miss paid work or school because of your headaches?

days

Question 2 — Productivity at work or school

On how many days was your productivity at paid work or school reduced by half or more because of your headaches? (Do not include days already counted in question 1.)

days

Question 3 — Household work

On how many days did you not do household work because of your headaches?

days

Question 4 — Productivity in household work

On how many days was your productivity in household work reduced by half or more because of your headaches? (Do not include days already counted in question 3.)

days

Question 5 — Social and leisure activities

On how many days did you miss family, social, or leisure activities because of your headaches?

days

The two questions below do not affect your MIDAS score but are useful context for your clinician.

Question A — Headache days (context only)

Overall, on how many days in the past 3 months did you have a headache?

days

Question B — Average pain intensity (context only)

On a scale of 0–10, on average how painful were these headaches? (0 = no pain, 10 = worst possible)

/ 10

Your Result

Fill in the questionnaire and press Calculate.

MIDAS Score

Grade I

Minimal or Infrequent Disability

Score Breakdown

Q1 — Missed paid work0

Q2 — Reduced work productivity0

Q3 — Missed household work0

Q4 — Reduced household productivity0

Q5 — Missed social activities0

Total (Q1–Q5)0

Context (not scored)

A — Headache days0

B — Avg pain intensity0/10

Grade Reference

0–5 Grade I Minimal disability

6–10 Grade II Mild disability

11–20 Grade III Moderate disability

21+ Grade IV Severe disability

This tool calculates a validated screening score. It is not a diagnosis. Share your result with a healthcare professional.

Summary

Answer 5 questions about how migraines affect work, household tasks, and social activities to get your MIDAS grade and disability level.

How it works

Answer 5 questions about days lost or impaired over the past 3 months due to migraines.
Questions cover paid work, household work, and non-work social activities.
Each answer is the number of days (0–90) that migraines affected that activity.
Your total MIDAS score is the sum of answers to questions 1–5.
The score maps to one of four grades: I (minimal), II (mild), III (moderate), or IV (severe).
Two additional questions about headache frequency and pain intensity are recorded separately.

Use cases

Track how much migraines affect your ability to work and function over time.
Bring a scored result to a neurologist or GP to support a treatment discussion.
Measure whether a new migraine treatment is reducing disability after 3 months.
Determine whether your migraine pattern qualifies as episodic or high-frequency.
Screen for severe disability (Grade IV) that may warrant preventive therapy.

Frequently Asked Questions

Last updated: 2026-07-24 · Reviewed by Nham Vu