TY  - JOUR
AB  - Few studies have validated standard measurement instruments for evaluation of chronic pruritus. The Chronic Pruritus Tools Questionnaire PRURITOOLS assembles a set of instruments for the assessment of pruritus, such as the visual analogue scale (horizontal 100-mm line), numerical rating scale (0–10), verbal rating scale, and information on pruritus quality and improvement during therapy. This study, with 40 subjects, analysed PRURITOOLS regarding convergent validity and test–retest reliability (60 min), followed by a feasibility questionnaire. Test–retest reliability for PRURITOOLS items was excellent (intraclass correlation coefficient 0.84–1). Strong to very strong correlations between the pruritus intensity scales indicated convergent validity. The feasibility questionnaire showed an overall acceptance of PRURITOOLS, and the majority of subjects (82.5%) considered it an appropriate questionnaire to measure pruritus. In conclusion, PRURITOOLS offers validated tools for rapid pruritus assessment in routine care or endpoints of clinical trials.
AU  - Verweyen, Emely
AU  - Verweyen, Emely Luise
AU  - Ständer, Sonja
AU  - Kreitz, Kiana
AU  - Höben, Inga Marlena
AU  - Höben, Inga
AU  - Höben, I. M.
AU  - Osada, Nani
AU  - Gernart, Marvin
AU  - Gernart, Marvin Adrian
AU  - Riepe, Claudia
AU  - Havelt, Claudia
AU  - Pereira, Manuel P.
AU  - Blome, Christine
AU  - Augustin, Matthias
AU  - Zeidler, Claudia
DA  - 2019-03-05
DO  - 10.2340/00015555-3158
KW  - numerical rating scale
KW  - itch
KW  - prurigo
KW  - visual analogue scale
KW  - dynamic pruritus scale
KW  - worst pruritus
LA  - eng
N1  - Acta Derm Venereol 99 (2019) 7, 657-663
N1  - Finanziert durch den Open-Access-Publikationsfonds der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster (WWU Münster).
N1  - Förderer: Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung / Projektnummer: 01KG1305
N1  - Funding organisation: Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung / Project number: 01KG1305
N1  - Förderer: European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology / Projektnummer: 2016-012
N1  - Funding organisation: European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology / Project number: 2016-012
PY  - 2019-03-05
TI  - Validation of a Comprehensive Set of Pruritus Assessment Instruments: The Chronic Pruritus Tools Questionnaire PRURITOOLS
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hbz:6-02119564678
Y2  - 2024-11-21T17:25:11
ER  -