Questionnaires to Assess Chronic Itch: A Consensus Paper of the Special Interest Group of the International Forum on the Study of Itch
Questionnaires to Assess Chronic Itch: A Consensus Paper of the Special Interest Group of the International Forum on the Study of Itch
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DOI：
10.2340/00015555-1402
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发表时间：
2012-01-01
影响因子：
3.6
通讯作者：
Yosipovitch, Gil
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作者：
Weisshaar, Elke;Gieler, Uwe;Yosipovitch, Gil
慢性瘙痒影响着全世界数百万患者，并对生活质量产生重大影响。瘙痒及其相关影响的评估是瘙痒管理临床实践的重要组成部分。尽管瘙痒是一种常见的抱怨，但很少有研究描述使用结构化问卷来评估和测量瘙痒及其感觉和情感维度。国际瘙痒研究学会 (IFSI) 最近提供了关于使用视觉模拟量表作为瘙痒评估工具的宝贵数据。然而，很明显，需要额外的工具来更好地评估慢性瘙痒的不同方面并更好地进行定制管理。考虑到这一目标，IFSI 成员发起了一个特别兴趣小组，以确定瘙痒问卷的各种心理测量特性中的哪一种在慢性瘙痒的评估中最有用。第一篇共识文件讨论了需要实施瘙痒问卷的哪些领域和结构，以更好地评估慢性瘙痒并指导治疗。
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.