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Pereira MP, Zeidler C, Szymczak H, Bischoff C, Tsianakas A, Ständer S, Apfelbacher C. Acceptability and perceived benefits of validated pruritus assessment instruments in the dermatological office and clinic: The perspectives of patients and physicians. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2024. [PMID: 38975785 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.20148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2023] [Accepted: 03/22/2024] [Indexed: 07/09/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Several patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) have been developed for research to assess the multiple dimensions of chronic pruritus (CP). The acceptability and perceived benefits of their use in clinical practice remain unknown. OBJECTIVES To assess the acceptability and perceived benefits of validated PROMs from the perspective of patients and physicians in dermatological offices and clinics. METHODS Patients with CP due to atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, chronic prurigo or chronic urticaria were recruited at 10 dermatological offices and two dermatological clinics in Germany. Patients completed a set of validated PROMs on pruritus intensity (numerical rating scale, NRS), symptom control (itch-controlled days, ItchCD), quality of life (Dermatology Life Quality Index, DLQI; 5-pruritus life quality, 5PLQ) and general health status (EuroQol, EQ-VAS). Acceptability (relevance, difficulty of completion, length) and benefits (usefulness, feasibility) of these tools were assessed on a NRS (0-10) by patients and physicians, respectively. Data were analysed descriptively. Linear regression was used to study potential associations between age, sex, occupation, office versus clinic, change of therapy and physician-reported benefits. RESULTS N = 523 patients (46% male, average age: 53.5 years) participated. Acceptability of PROMs by patients was high, indicated by low difficulty (Md = 0, IQR = 0-1 for all PROMs) and high relevance (Md = 8, IQR = 4-10 for all PROMs). Also, most patients (89-95%) rated length of the questionnaires as 'exactly right'. Physicians rated the NRS as the most beneficial instrument (feasibility: Md = 8, IQR = 6-10; usefulness: Md = 9, IQR = 7-10). Hierarchical linear regression revealed that only recruitment site (dermatological office vs. clinic) was significantly associated with usefulness and feasibility (higher ratings for clinical context; βs = 0.149-0.258, ps <0.05; except feasibility for EQ5d, β = ns). CONCLUSION PROMs are welcomed by patients, while physicians consider instruments measuring pruritus intensity and impairment of quality of life as beneficial for the clinical routine. Widespread implementation of PROMs in daily clinical work is needed to improve care.
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Affiliation(s)
- M P Pereira
- Institute of Allergology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Immunology and Allergology, Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP, Berlin, Germany
- Department of Dermatology, Center of Chronic Pruritus, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Center of Chronic Pruritus, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Social Medicine and Health Systems Research, Medical Faculty, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Center of Chronic Pruritus, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Fachklinik Bad Bentheim, Bad Bentheim, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Center of Chronic Pruritus, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Social Medicine and Health Systems Research, Medical Faculty, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
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Pereira MP, Gutsche A, Weisshaar E, Halvorsen JA, Wallengren J, Legat FJ, Garcovich S, Savk E, Reich A, Bozek A, Lvov A, Bobko S, Metz M, Streit M, Misery L, Brenaut E, Serra-Baldrich E, Goncalo M, Szepietowski JC, Augustin M, Zeidler C, Ständer S. Chronic nodular prurigo: Association between comorbidities, itch and quality of life. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2024. [PMID: 38736376 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.20038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2024] [Accepted: 04/02/2024] [Indexed: 05/14/2024]
Affiliation(s)
- M P Pereira
- Institute of Allergology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität Zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP, Immunology and Allergology, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Allergology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität Zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP, Immunology and Allergology, Berlin, Germany
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- Division of Occupational Dermatology, Department of Dermatology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Oslo University Hospital, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Skane University Hospital, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology, Aydın Adnan Menderes University, Aydın, Turkey
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Rzeszów, Rzeszów, Poland
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Rzeszów, Rzeszów, Poland
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- Department of Dermatovenereology and Cosmetology, Central State Medical Academy of Department of Presidential Affairs, Moscow, Russia
- Medical Research and Educational Center, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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- Moscow Scientific and Practical Center of Dermatovenerology and Cosmetology, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Allergology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität Zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP, Immunology and Allergology, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Kantonsspital Aarau, Aarau, Switzerland
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital of Brest, Brest, France
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital of Brest, Brest, France
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Competence Center for Healthcare Research in Dermatology (CVderm), Institute for Healthcare Research in Dermatology and Nursing (IVDP), University Hospital of Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Center for Chronic Pruritus, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Center for Chronic Pruritus, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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Pereira MP, Weisshaar E, Halvorsen JA, Wallengren J, Legat FJ, Garcovich S, Savk E, Reich A, Bozek A, Lvov A, Bobko S, Metz M, Streit M, Misery L, Brenaut E, Serra-Baldrich E, Gonçalo M, Szepietowski JC, Augustin M, Nau T, Zeidler C, Ständer S. Chronic prurigo: Insufficient disease control in spite of high healthcare usage. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2023; 37:e808-e812. [PMID: 36682045 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.18903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2022] [Accepted: 01/16/2023] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Manuel P Pereira
- Department of Dermatology, Center for Chronic Pruritus, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Division of Occupational Dermatology, Department of Dermatology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Oslo University Hospital, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Lund University, Skane University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Dermatology, Aydın Adnan Menderes University, Aydın, Turkey
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Rzeszów, Rzeszów, Poland
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Rzeszów, Rzeszów, Poland
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- Department of Dermatovenereology and Cosmetology, Central State Medical Academy of Department of Presidential Affairs, Moscow, Russia.,Medical Research and Educational Center, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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- Moscow Scientific and Practical Center of Dermatovenerology and Cosmetology, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Allergology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.,Allergology and Immunology, Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Kantonsspital Aarau, Aarau, Switzerland
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital of Brest, Brest, France
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital of Brest, Brest, France
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Competence Center for Healthcare Research in Dermatology (CVderm), Institute for Healthcare Research in Dermatology and Nursing (IVDP), University Hospital of Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Center for Chronic Pruritus, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany.,Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Technical University of Munich, School of Medicine, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Center for Chronic Pruritus, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Center for Chronic Pruritus, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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Wakeel A, Jan SA, Ullah I, Shinwari ZK, Xu M. Solvent polarity mediates phytochemical yield and antioxidant capacity of Isatis tinctoria. PeerJ 2019; 7:e7857. [PMID: 31616599 PMCID: PMC6790100 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.7857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2019] [Accepted: 09/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Secondary metabolites have been extensively used in the treatment of various health problems. The role of solvent polarity on the phytochemical isolation and antioxidant capacity of Isatis tinctoria (woad) is elusive. In the present study, 14 solvents with different polarity were used in the extraction and total phenolic and flavonoid content (TPC and TFC) investigation. Ferricyanide, phosphomolybdenum, and 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) methods were used to calculate and compare the antioxidant/free radical scavenging capacity. Our results showed that solvent polarity greatly affects TPC and TFC yield, which is mainly increasing with increasing solvent polarity index and suddenly decreasing at very high polarity. The comparative results showed that TPC is directly correlated with reducing power, antioxidant, and free radical scavenging capacity. Taken together, we conclude that different woad plant parts contain different level of secondary metabolites with a specific polarity that requires a particular solvent with an appropriate polarity index for the extraction. The identification of these biologically active crude extracts and fractions are very important for the basic biological sciences, pharmaceutical applications, and future research for HPLC based active compounds isolation.
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- Abdul Wakeel
- Key Laboratory of Geospatial Technology for Middle and Lower Yellow River Regions, School of Environment and Planning, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, China
- Molecular Systematics and Applied Ethnobotany Lab (MoSAEL), Department of Biotechnology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Biotechnology, Hazara University, Dodhial, Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Molecular Systematics and Applied Ethnobotany Lab (MoSAEL), Department of Biotechnology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Molecular Systematics and Applied Ethnobotany Lab (MoSAEL), Department of Biotechnology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Key Laboratory of Geospatial Technology for Middle and Lower Yellow River Regions, School of Environment and Planning, Henan University, Kaifeng, Henan, China
- Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources, Rutgers University, New Jersey—Camden, United States of America
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