A questionnaire for the assessment of pruritus : Validation in uremic patients

A questionnaire for the assessment of pruritus : Validation in uremic patients

A questionnaire was constructed for the evaluation and measurement of pruritus. The questionnaire, based on the short form of the McGill Pain Questionnaire, was tested in 145 patients suffering from uremic pruritus and currently undergoing hemodialysis treatment in 3 centers. The newly developed que...

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Published in:Acta dermato-venereologica Vol. 81; no. 2; pp. 108 - 111
Main Authors: YOSIPOVITCH, Gil, ZUCKER, Inbar, BONER, Geoffrey, GAFTER, Uzi, SHAPIRA, Yonathan, DAVID, Michael
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Uppsala Acta dermato-venereologica 01-05-2001
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Biological and medical sciences
Dermatology
Female
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Pain Measurement - methods
Pruritus - etiology
Pruritus - physiopathology
Quality of Life
Renal Dialysis - methods
Skin involvement in other diseases. Miscellaneous. General aspects
Uremia - complications
Kidney disease
Human
Validation
Skin disease
Urinary system disease
Questionnaire
Renal failure
Pruritus
Uremia
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Summary:A questionnaire was constructed for the evaluation and measurement of pruritus. The questionnaire, based on the short form of the McGill Pain Questionnaire, was tested in 145 patients suffering from uremic pruritus and currently undergoing hemodialysis treatment in 3 centers. The newly developed questionnaire proved to be reliable and provided valid data on the sensory, affective and overall intensity of uremic pruritus. The data suggest that uremic pruritus tends to be prolonged, frequently intense and a major source of distress to the patient. Dialysis was not found to influence the pruritus. The questionnaire may also be useful in pruritus secondary to other causes.
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ISSN:0001-5555
1651-2057
DOI:10.1080/00015550152384236