PharmacyNeurologyHealth AssessmentPain MedicinePsychometricsHealth Outcomes MeasurementHealth Status MeasurementHealth-related Quality Of LifePatient-reported Outcome MeasuresQuality Of LifeQuality Of Life AssessmentGeneric Utility InstrumentsHeadache Impact AssessmentHeadache Quality AssessmentOutcome Measure StandardizationStandardized Assessment InstrumentsStandardized Data Collection Instruments
Health-related quality of life (QoL) is becoming an important outcome measure in the field of migraine. Several generic and migraine-specific questionnaires have been evaluated for reliability and validity in migraine. The generic instruments demonstrate the severe impairment in the QoL of migraine patients compared to patients with other chronic diseases and to the general population. The migraine-specific instruments are designed to measure the short- and long-term impact of migraine on QoL and are responsive to changes in QoL secondary to migraine therapy. The widespread use of these standardized instruments can increase awareness of the burden of migraine and lead to improved therapeutic intervention for migraine.