ITCH-RELIEF4Me: Interactive Toolbox of Comprehensive Health Resources to Enhance Living with Itch - Educational Facilitation

Background: Many patients with chronic itch and atopic dermatitis (AD) or psoriasis do not receive/use available medical and psychosocial treatments properly due to system, provider, and/or patient factors. Objective: An educational website (ITCH-RELIEF4Me) to improve itch-related quality of life (QoL) for adults with AD or psoriasis and chronic itch was developed and assessed. Psychometric characteristics of the English version Itch Cognitions Questionnaire and two new measures of scratch as well as sleep-related scratch and itch were evaluated. Methods: Single-arm pre- and post-test design with one-month follow up (N = 137 at baseline).

背景：受系统层面、医护人员及患者自身等多因素影响，许多伴有慢性瘙痒、特应性皮炎（atopic dermatitis, AD）或银屑病（psoriasis）的患者无法规范接受并使用现有医学与社会心理治疗手段。
研究目标：针对合并特应性皮炎、银屑病及慢性瘙痒的成年患者，研发并评估了一款旨在改善其瘙痒相关生活质量（quality of life, QoL）的教育网站（ITCH-RELIEF4Me）；同时对英文版本《瘙痒认知问卷（Itch Cognitions Questionnaire）》以及两项全新的搔抓、睡眠相关搔抓与瘙痒评估量表的心理测量学特征开展了测评。
研究方法：采用单臂前后测设计，并设置1个月随访周期，基线共纳入137名受试者。