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  4. Patient-reported outcome measures

Patient-reported outcome measures

   

This page describes patient-reported outcome measures in urticaria.

Urticaria control test (UCT)1

Monthly

The UCT covers the following 4 domains:

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  • Validated and specifically designed for chronic urticaria
  • Self-administered, retrospective (past 4 weeks) 4-item questionnaire
  • Each answer is scored ranging from 0 to 4
  • The summed score ranges from 0: no control to 16: full control

 

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Urticaria activity score (UAS7)*

Daily

A method for assessing disease severity

  • Tools are available for angioedema-only patients2
  • Patient scores their number of hives (0 to 3)** and pruritus severity (0 to 3)† each day for 7 days2
  • Maximum weekly score is 42 – a higher score corresponds to more severe disease2
  • Severe CSU has a UAS7 score of 28–423

*Included in the NICE guidance as an example of objective assessment of disease severity.
**Scoring from 0 (none) to 3 (intense).

 

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Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI)4

Weekly

The DLQI is a simple, validated questionnaire used to evaluate health-related quality of life in patients with skin diseases.

  • It consists of 10 questions comprising 6 domains:

 

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Symptoms and feelings

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Daily activities

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Personal relationships

 
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Leisure

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Work and school

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Treatment

 

 

  • The effect of the disease on each domain is scored from 0 (not at all) to 3 (very much) for each question, giving a total score of between 0 and 30
  • Higher DLQI score corresponds to greater impairment on quality of life

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These materials should not be printed by healthcare professionals.

 

PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOMES RESOURCE

The patient-reported outcomes resource presents patient-reported outcomes for healthcare professionals to use with patients with CSU; these outcomes include the UCT, UAS7 and DLQI.

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CSU, chronic spontaneous urticaria; DLQI, Dermatology Life Quality Index; UAS7, urticaria activity score at seven days; UCT, urticaria control test.

References

  1. Moestrup K et al. Int J Dermatol 2017; 56:1342–1348.
  2. Zuberbier T et al. Allergy 2014; 69:868–887.
  3. Stull D et al. EAACI 2014, abstract 826.
  4. Finlay AY et al. Clin Exp Dermatol 1994;19(3):210–216.
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