Table 3.

Sample concepts elicited from the qualitative interviews.

Domain	Sample patient statements
Effects of itch on emotions.	• Thinking about my itch makes me anxious  • I feel panicky when I need to scratch all over  • I get nervous that others will see me itching  • I get angry because of the itch  • Itching makes me feel miserable  • I get sad when I am itching  • I am depressed all the time because of my itching  • Itch makes me upset  • I am tired of everybody asking questions about my itching
Effects of itch on social life?	• My itch caused me to stay home from church  • I talk to my friends about itching  • I sit in the back of class to avoid comments  • People comment to me about my itch  • People stare at me because of my itch  • My itch makes other people itch  • Itch makes me antisocial  • I stay home most of the time because of itch  • My itch has made me introverted  • People tell me to stop scratching
Effects of itch on physical activity?	• I scratch during walking  • I will not do any physical activity that causes me to sweat a  • I mostly sit  • I do as little as possible physically because of my itch  • I am not as mobile as I would like because of itch  • My itch makes it extremely hard to move around  • My itch makes it hard to do even simple tasks  • I try to not let the itch stop me from doing what I want to do
Effects of itch on sleep?	• I have to catch up on my sleep  • I need to take naps because itch disrupts my sleep  • I scratch in my sleep  • My sleep is not restful because of itch  • It takes several hours for me to fall asleep  • I toss and turn in bed because of itch  • I wish I could sleep longer  • I have to get up in the middle of the night to apply lotion
Concerns and adverse-effects from treatment of itch?	• Topical medications prevented me from using my hands  • The treatment for my itch is inconvenient  • The treatment for my itch is frustrating  • The treatment for my itch is not effective  • I am concerned about side-effects from the treatment of my  • The treatment for my itch caused side-effects  • I am concerned about the cost of treating my itch  • I am annoyed because of the medications to treat my itch  • My skin is sticky from applying creams and ointments  • The lotions and creams for my skin ruin my clothes  • The lotions and creams make my skin greasy  • I don’t like being covered in creams