Headache Treatments
Michael A. Rogawski, M.D., Ph.D.
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HEADACHE IMPACT TEST (HIT-6)

HEADACHE IMPACT TEST (HIT-6)

HIT-6 Score:

1. When you have headaches, how often is the pain severe?

2. How often do headaches limit your ability to do usual daily activities including household work, work, school, or social activities?

3. When your have a headache, how often do you wish you could lie down?

4. In the past 4 weeks, how often have you felt too tired to do work or daily activities because of your headaches?

5. In the past 4 weeks, how often have you felt fed up or irritated because of your headaches?

6. In the past 4 weeks, how often did headaches limit your ability to concentrate on work or daily activities?

HIT-6 Score  Interpretation
  • ≤49: little or no impact
  • 50–55: some impact
  • 56–59: substantial impact
  • ≥60​:​ severe impact