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The Migraine Disability Assessment (MIDAS) Questionnaire: Translation and Reliability of the Italian Version

2001; SAGE Publishing; Volume: 21; Issue: 10 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1046/j.0333-1024.2001.00277.x

1468-2982

Domenico D’Amico, Paola Mosconi, S Genco, Susanna Usai, Maria Pia Prudenzano, Licia Grazzi, Massimo Leone, FM Puca, Gennaro Bussone,

Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders

We have developed and tested an Italian version of the Migraine Disability Assessment (MIDAS) questionnaire, an established instrument for assessing headache-related disability. A multistep process was used to translate and adapt the questionnaire into Italian, which was then tested on 109 Italian migraine without aura patients, 86 (78.9%) of whom completed the form a second time 21 days later. Overall MIDAS score had good test–retest reliability (Spearman's correlation 0.77), closely similar to that found in English-speaking migraineurs, and individual responses were also satisfactorily reliable. Internal consistency was good (Cronbach's alpha 0.7). These findings support the use of the MIDAS questionnaire as a clinical and research tool with Italian patients.