When you have completed your Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire, follow these steps to find your total score. (Note: This is a simplified version of the scoring method used by researchers.)
Difficulty: Average
Time Required: 10 Minutes
Here's How:
- First, look at the first 11 questions.
- Add up all of the numbers you circled.
- Divide the total by the number of questions you answered.
- Multiply that number by 3.33.
Your score is: ________
Question 12
Find your answer and assign it the following amount:
- Answer of 0 = 7 points
- Answer of 1 = 6 points
- Answer of 2 = 5 points
- Answer of 3 = 4 points
- Answer of 4 = 3 points
- Answer of 5 = 2 points
- Answer of 6 = 1 point
- Answer of 7 = 0 points.
Multiply the number of points by 1.43.
Your score is: ________
Question 13
Use the number you circled as the number of points.
Multiply the number of points by 1.43.
Your score is: ________
Questions 14 – 20
Add the numbers you circled for all seven questions.
Your score is: ________
Results:
Add the four scores above for your total score.
Tips:
- The higher your total score, the more impact fibromyalgia is having on your life.
- The average person with fibromyalgia scores around 50 points. A score of 70 or higher is considered severe.
Source:
Burckhardt, C.S., Clark, S.R., Bennett, R.M.: The fibromyalgia impact questionnaire (FIQ): development and validation. J Rheumatol. 18:728-733, 1991.
