Headache Disability Index

Original Editor - Surinder Singh Top Contributors - Stacy Lawrence, Surinder Singh, Evan Thomas and Kim Jackson

Objective

The Henry Ford Hospital Headache Disability Inventory/Index (HDI) was developed to quantify the impact of headaches on daily living. A 25-item headache questionnaire was derived from case history responses of subjects with headaches, and it subgrouped into functional and emotional subscales to assess the impact of headache, and its treatment on daily living. The Headache Disability Inventory/Index was designed by Dr. Jacobson GP, Ramadan NM, et al.

Intended Population

[To be developed]

Primary Headaches

• Migraine
• Tension-type headache
• Trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias
• Other primary headache disorders

Secondary Headaches

• Whiplash-associated disorders/ Cervicogenic Headache (CGH)
• Headache attributed to cranial and/or cervical vascular disorder
• Headache attributed to a substance or its withdrawal
• Headache attributed to psychiatric disorder

Technique

[To be developed]