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Table 4 Importance, Severity, and Troublesomeness of Itch Symptoms Rated by Patients With Mild and Severe Psoriasis

From: The impact of itch symptoms in psoriasis: results from physician interviews and patient focus groups

 

Patients with Mild Disease (N = 8)

Patients with Severe Disease (N = 31)

All Patients (N = 39)

Patients rating itch as the most important symptoma

   

   No. of patients, n

8

23

31

   Mean rating

9.1

8.5

8.7

   Patients rating a 10, %

88%

70%

74%

Patients rating itch as the most severe symptomb

   

   No. of patients, n

8

23

31

   Mean rating

5.8

8.1

7.5

   Patients rating a 10, %

0%

48%

35%

Patients rating itch as the most troublesome symptomc

   

   No. of patients, n

8

16

24

   Mean rating

9.0

8.0

8.3

   Patients rating a 10, %

63%

50%

54%

  1. aSymptoms were rated from 1 (least important) to 10 (most important)
  2. bSymptoms were rated from 1 (least severe) to 10 (most severe)
  3. cSymptoms were rated from 1 (least troublesome) to 10 (most troublesome)