Table 5.
Representative Spontaneous Responses From the Concept Elicitation Saturation Grid From Patient Focus Groups
| Total Responses | FG 1 vs FG 2 | FG 1–2 vs FG 3 | FG 1–3 vs FG 4 | FG 1–4 vs FG 5 | |
| Symptoms | |||||
| Itch | 19 | 4 vs 4 | 8 vs 3 | 11 vs 5 | 16 vs 3 |
| Bleeding | 13 | 3 vs 5 | 8 vs 1 | 9 vs 3 | 12 vs 1 |
| Cracking | 12 | 0 vs 5 | 5 vs 4 | 9 vs 3 | 12 vs 0 |
| Scaling | 12 | 2 vs 4 | 6 vs 4 | 10 vs 1 | 11 vs 1 |
| Dry skin | 6 | 1 vs 1 | 2 vs 1 | 3 vs 3 | 6 vs 0 |
| Impact on daily activities | |||||
| Choice of clothing | 17 | 2 vs 6 | 8 vs 2 | 10 vs 4 | 14 vs 3 |
| Effects on work | 9 | 3 vs 2 | 5 vs 0 | 5 vs 2 | 7 vs 2 |
| More laundry/replacing clothes and linens | 2 | 2 vs 0 | 2 vs 0 | 2 vs 0 | 2 vs 0 |
| Household duties | 1 | 0 vs 1 | 1 vs 0 | 1 vs 0 | 1 vs 0 |
| Impact on social life | |||||
| Interaction with others | 15 | 3 vs 5 | 8 vs 3 | 11 vs 3 | 14 vs 1 |
| Attending social events | 5 | 0 vs 2 | 2 vs 2 | 4 vs 0 | 4 vs 1 |
| Leisure activities | 4 | 2 vs 1 | 3 vs 0 | 3 vs 1 | 4 vs 0 |
| Impact on sleep | |||||
| Sleeping less than usual | 2 | 2 vs 0 | 2 vs 0 | 2 vs 0 | 2 vs 0 |
| Difficulty waking up and feeling well rested | 1 | 0 vs 1 | 1 vs 0 | 1 vs 0 | 1 vs 0 |
| Impact on emotions | |||||
| Embarrassed | 17 | 5 vs 0 | 5 vs 3 | 8 vs 4 | 12 vs 5 |
| Annoyed | 7 | 2 vs 2 | 4 vs 2 | 6 vs 1 | 7 vs 0 |
| Frustrated | 4 | 0 vs 3 | 3 vs 0 | 3 vs 0 | 3 vs 1 |
| Anxious | 2 | 0 vs 0 | 0 vs 0 | 0 vs 1 | 1 vs 1 |
| Nervous | 1 | 0 vs 0 | 0 vs 1 | 1 vs 0 | 1 vs 0 |
| Impact on sex | |||||
| Sexual activities | 5 | 2 vs 0 | 2 vs 1 | 3 vs 0 | 3 vs 2 |
| Decreased sexual desire | 2 | 2 vs 0 | 2 vs 0 | 2 vs 0 | 2 vs 0 |
FG = Focus group