Table 2.

Common descriptors and triggers of itch.

Domain	Sample patient statements
Descriptors of itch.	• My skin was painful  • The itch was pulsating  • My skin felt like it was throbbing  • It feels like something is biting my skin  • It feels bee-sting like  • My skin felt hot  • My skin feels tight  • I get burning sensations on my fingers  • It goes from itching to burning, back and forth  • It feels like a shooting pain  • I get a shooting sensation  • My skin is very sensitive  • It feels like crawling things on my skin  • It feels like something is crawling on my skin  • It feels like red ants on my skin
Triggers of itch.	• I get itchy when I'm hot  • I get irritable when I'm hot  • My itch is set off by sweat  • I don’t cook because it worsens my itch  • I can’t go somewhere warm because of my itch  • Tight clothing aggravates my itch  • Fragrances aggravate my itch  • I itch when I am bored  • Talking about itch makes me itch  • Stress triggers my itch  • My itch worsens when the weather changes  • My itch is worse in the winter  • My itch is worse in the summer  • My itch is worse in extreme humidity  • My itch is worse when the air is dry