Pruritus Intensity Scales across Europe: a prospective validation study.

Michael StorckS SandmannP BrulandManuel Pedro PereiraS SteinkeC RiepeI Soto-ReySimone Garcovich Matthias AugustinC BlomeS BobkoF J LegatN PotekaevAndrey Lvov Laurent MiséryW WegerA ReichE ŞavkM StreitE Serra-BaldrichJ C SzepietowskiM DugasS StänderC Zeidler

Published in: Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV (2021)

The numerical rating scale, the verbal rating scale und the visual analogue scales are valid instruments with good reproducibility and internal consistency in German (Germany, Austria, Switzerland), French, Italian, Polish, Russian, Spanish and Turkish for different pruritic dermatoses. VAS worst was the best reproducible and consistent measuring instrument in all countries.

Keyphrases

patient reported outcomes
working memory
high intensity
psychometric properties
atopic dermatitis