Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in Pruritus: A Systematic Review of Measurement Properties
- Authors:
- Schoch, D., Sommer, R., Augustin, M., Stander, S., and Blome, C.
- Abstract:
- This review aims to systematically evaluate studies on the measurement properties of patient-reported outcome measures in pruritus, especially for use in clinical trials. Validation studies on instruments were identified based on a PubMed literature search. The consensus-based standards for the selection of health status measurement instruments checklist was used to evaluate the studies' methodological quality, and the consensus-based standards for the selection of health status measurement instruments criteria were used to synthesize the instruments' measurement properties. Twenty-three studies were included, which contain 37 examinations of reliability and/or validity for 23 different outcome measures. The methodological quality of reliability and validity evidence was moderate for six outcome measures; for these measures, psychometric property rating was adequate too, making them suitable for use in clinical trials. Itch severity scale, itchy quality of life, numerical rating scale-6, numerical rating scale-11, visual analog scale (horizontal), and verbal numerical rating scale-4 are currently the most appropriate patient-reported outcome measures with regard to overall reliability and validity.
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.jid.2017.05.020
- Journal:
- J Invest Dermatol
- issn:
- 0022-202x
- Publication year:
- 2017
- pages:
- 2069-2077
- Symptom status:
- Emotional state
Physical state - Functional status:
- Role functioning
Social functioning - General health perceptions / HRQoL:
- Self-rated health
- Age:
- Adults (18-65)
Children (0-18)
Seniors (65+) - Disease:
- Diseases of and symptoms related to the skin and subcutaneous tissue
- PRO / non-PRO:
- Patient Reported Outcome
- Type of measurement instrument:
- 1 - Questionnaires
- Instrument:
- 5D Itch Scale - 5 Dimensions Itch Scale
Brief itching inventory
ISS - Itch Severity Scale (versions: ISS-adult; ISS-paediatric)
Itch Duration
Itching Score
Itch Man Scale
ItchyQOL - Itchy Quality of Life
Magnitude Scale
NRS - Numeric Rating Scale (versions: NRS-6; NRS-11; NRS-21; NRS-101; NPRS - NRS Pain)
Pain-Track (NRS-7)
PBI - Patient Benefit Index (Pt Benefit Form) (versions: PBI-PAD; PBI-Allergic Rhinitis; PBI-M; PBI-Lymphedema)
Perceptual Matching
Questionnaire for Pruritus Assessment (versions: Sensory scale; Affective scale)
Skindex (versions: Skindex-10; Skindex-16; Skindex-17; Skindex-29; Skindex-61; Skindex-Teen; Skindex-Mini)
Toronto Pediatric Itch Scale
Uremic Pruritus Questionnaire
VAS - Visual Analogue Scale (versions: vertical; horizontal; 0-10; 0-100)
VNRS - Verbal Numerical Rating Scale (versions: VNRS-4; VNRS-6)
VRS - Verbal (Pain) Rating Scale (versions: VRS-5; VRS-7; VRS-16)