Table 1. Pain-related expression frequency.
Number of patient language expressions within concept | % of total expressions (N = 792) | Number of transcripts contributing to concept expression | % of transcripts contributing (N = 20) | |
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Skin pain | 90 | 11.4% | ||
General pain descriptions | 41 | 5.2% | 13 | 65.0% |
Pain from scratching | 22 | 2.8% | 9 | 45.0% |
Dull pain/ache/sore | 5 | 0.6% | 4 | 20.0% |
Irritation | 6 | 0.8% | 4 | 20.0% |
Stabbing/sharp pain | 6 | 0.8% | 4 | 20.0% |
Other descriptions of pain | 10 | 1.3% | 6 | 30.0% |