Dynamic Pruritus Score: Evaluation of the Validity and Reliability of a New Instrument to Assess the Course of Pruritus
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Dynamic Pruritus Score: Evaluation of the Validity and Reliability of a New Instrument to Assess the Course of Pruritus. / Ständer, Sonja; Blome, Christine; Anastasiadou, Zografia; Zeidler, Claudia; Jung, Katharina Anna; Tsianakas, Athanasios; Neufang, Gitta; Augustin, Matthias.
in: ACTA DERM-VENEREOL, Jahrgang 97, Nr. 2, 08.02.2017, S. 230-234.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung
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T1 - Dynamic Pruritus Score: Evaluation of the Validity and Reliability of a New Instrument to Assess the Course of Pruritus
AU - Ständer, Sonja
AU - Blome, Christine
AU - Anastasiadou, Zografia
AU - Zeidler, Claudia
AU - Jung, Katharina Anna
AU - Tsianakas, Athanasios
AU - Neufang, Gitta
AU - Augustin, Matthias
PY - 2017/2/8
Y1 - 2017/2/8
N2 - Currently valid itch intensity scales, such as the visual analogue scale (VAS), are indispensable, but they can be influenced by the patient's overall health status. The aim of this study was to evaluate the reliability and validity of the Dynamic Pruritus Score (DPS), a new instrument comparing reduction in current pruritus with a defined earlier time-point. Eighty-one randomly selected adults (50 females, mean age 53.9 years) recorded their pruritus at visit 1 and repeatedly at visit 2 on the DPS, VAS, numerical rating scale, and on health status questionnaires (EuroQol; EQ-5D), skin-related quality of life (Dermatology Life Quality Index; DLQI), anxiety and depression (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; HADS) and patient benefit (Patient Benefit Index; PBI). Intraclass correlation showed high reliability for both DPS and VAS (r < 0.9, p < 0.001), while the DPS has shown higher concurrent validity (rDPS to PBI = 0.570; p < 0.001). The DPS can then be considered an alternative instrument to the VAS for assessment of pruritus in adults. Further research is needed to confirm these results with a more representative sample size.
AB - Currently valid itch intensity scales, such as the visual analogue scale (VAS), are indispensable, but they can be influenced by the patient's overall health status. The aim of this study was to evaluate the reliability and validity of the Dynamic Pruritus Score (DPS), a new instrument comparing reduction in current pruritus with a defined earlier time-point. Eighty-one randomly selected adults (50 females, mean age 53.9 years) recorded their pruritus at visit 1 and repeatedly at visit 2 on the DPS, VAS, numerical rating scale, and on health status questionnaires (EuroQol; EQ-5D), skin-related quality of life (Dermatology Life Quality Index; DLQI), anxiety and depression (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; HADS) and patient benefit (Patient Benefit Index; PBI). Intraclass correlation showed high reliability for both DPS and VAS (r < 0.9, p < 0.001), while the DPS has shown higher concurrent validity (rDPS to PBI = 0.570; p < 0.001). The DPS can then be considered an alternative instrument to the VAS for assessment of pruritus in adults. Further research is needed to confirm these results with a more representative sample size.
KW - Adult
KW - Aged
KW - Aged, 80 and over
KW - Anxiety
KW - Chronic Disease
KW - Depression
KW - Female
KW - Health Status
KW - Humans
KW - Male
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Pruritus
KW - Quality of Life
KW - Reproducibility of Results
KW - Severity of Illness Index
KW - Surveys and Questionnaires
KW - Visual Analog Scale
KW - Young Adult
KW - Journal Article
KW - Validation Studies
U2 - 10.2340/00015555-2494
DO - 10.2340/00015555-2494
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 27349416
VL - 97
SP - 230
EP - 234
JO - ACTA DERM-VENEREOL
JF - ACTA DERM-VENEREOL
SN - 0001-5555
IS - 2
ER -
