TY - JOUR
T1 - Questionnaires to assess chronic itch
T2 - A consensus paper of the special interest group of the international forum on the study of itch
AU - Elke, Weisshaar
AU - Uwe, Gieler
AU - Jörg, Kupfer
AU - Masutaka, Furue
AU - Hidehisa, Saeki
AU - Gil, Yosipovitch
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Chronic itch affects millions of patients worldwide and has a significant impact on quality of life. The assessment of itch and its associated effects is a significant component of clinical practice in itch management. Despite itch being a common complaint, there are few studies describing the use of structured questionnaires for evaluation and measurement of itch and its sensory and affective dimensions. The International Society of the Study of Itch (IFSI) has recently provided invaluable data on the use of visual analogue scales as an assessment tool for itch. However, it is clear that additional tools are needed to better assess the different dimensions of chronic itch and better tailor management. With this goal in mind, a Special Interest Group was initiated by members of IFSI to determine which of the various psychometric properties of itch questionnaires offer the greatest utility in the evaluation of chronic itch. This first consensus paper addresses what domains and structure of itch questionnaires need to be implemented to better assess chronic itch and guide therapy.
AB - Chronic itch affects millions of patients worldwide and has a significant impact on quality of life. The assessment of itch and its associated effects is a significant component of clinical practice in itch management. Despite itch being a common complaint, there are few studies describing the use of structured questionnaires for evaluation and measurement of itch and its sensory and affective dimensions. The International Society of the Study of Itch (IFSI) has recently provided invaluable data on the use of visual analogue scales as an assessment tool for itch. However, it is clear that additional tools are needed to better assess the different dimensions of chronic itch and better tailor management. With this goal in mind, a Special Interest Group was initiated by members of IFSI to determine which of the various psychometric properties of itch questionnaires offer the greatest utility in the evaluation of chronic itch. This first consensus paper addresses what domains and structure of itch questionnaires need to be implemented to better assess chronic itch and guide therapy.
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U2 - 10.2340/00015555-1402
DO - 10.2340/00015555-1402
M3 - Article
C2 - 22688895
AN - SCOPUS:84868357631
SN - 0001-5555
VL - 92
SP - 493
EP - 496
JO - Acta Dermato-Venereologica
JF - Acta Dermato-Venereologica
IS - 5
ER -