If You Scored 60 or More
Your headaches are having a very severe impact on your life. You may be experiencing disabling pain and other symptoms that are more severe than those of other headache sufferers. Don’t let your headaches stop you from enjoying the important things in your life, like family, work, school or social activities.
Make an appointment today to discuss your HIT-6 results and your headaches with your doctor.
If You Scored 56 – 59
Your headaches are having a substantial impact on your life. As a result you may be experiencing severe pain and other symptoms, causing you to miss some time from family, work, school, or social activities.
Make an appointment today to discuss your HIT-6 results and your headaches with your doctor.
If You Scored 50 – 55
Make sure you discuss your HIT-6 results and your headaches at your next appointment with your doctor.
Your headaches seem to be having some impact on your life. Your headaches should not make you miss time from family, work, school, or social activities.
If You Scored 49 or Less
Your headaches seem to be having little to no impact on your life at this time. We encourage you to take HIT-6 monthly to continue to track how your headaches affect your life.
If Your Score on HIT-6 is 50 or Higher
You should share the results with your doctor. Headaches that are disrupting your life could be migraine.
Take HIT-6 with you when you visit your doctor because research shows that when doctors understand exactly how badly headaches affect the lives of their patients, they are much more likely to provide a successful treatment program, which may include medication.
About HIT
The Headache Impact Test (HIT) is a tool used to measure the impact headaches have on your ability to function on the job, at school, at home and in social situations. Your score shows you the effect that headaches have on normal daily life and your ability to function. HIT was developed by an international team of headache experts from neurology and primary care medicine in collaboration with the psychometricians who developed the SF-36 health assessment tool.
HIT is not intended to offer medical advice regarding medical diagnosis or treatment. You should talk to your healthcare provider for advice specific to your situation.
HIT-6 Scoring Interpretation English Version 1.1
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