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. 2020 Jan 14;34(5):1026–1036. doi: 10.1111/jdv.16003

Table 4.

Patient‐reported burden in the Cyclo and IMM populations

Outcome Cyclo Severe excluding Cyclo IMM Severe excluding IMM
Itch, n 62 355 102 336
NRS, mean (SD) 6.6 (2.2) 7.0 (2.2) 6.5 (2.3)* 7.0 (2.2)
PO‐SCORAD VAS, mean (SD) 7.0 (2.2) 7.2 (2.1) 6.9 (2.3) 7.2 (2.1)
Pain NRS, mean (SD) 4.6 (2.5) 4.5 (2.7) 4.7 (2.7) 4.4 (2.7)
Sleep
PO‐SCORAD VAS, mean (SD) [n] 5.0 (2.9) [62] 5.5 (2.8) [355] 4.9 (2.9) [102] 5.5 (2.8) [336]
Sleep disturbed every night over past week (POEM item 2), n (%) 15 (24.2) 94 (26.5) 25 (24.5) 88 (26.2)
Sleep disturbance frequency (POEM item 2), n (%)
No nights 6 (9.7) 32 (9.0) 10 (9.8) 30 (8.9)
1–2 nights 10 (16.1) 83 (23.4) 25 (24.5) 79 (23.5)
3–4 nights 20 (32.3) 95 (26.8) 28 (27.5) 89 (26.5)
5–6 nights 10 (16.1) 49 (13.8) 12 (11.8) 48 (14.3)
Every night 15 (24.2) 94 (26.5) 25 (24.5) 88 (26.2)
Hours of sleep per night over the past week, mean (SD) [n] 6.0 (1.5) [60] 5.6 (1.6) [347] 5.9 (1.4) [99] 5.6 (1.6) [328]
HADS, n 62 355 102 336
Total score, mean (SD) 17.0 (8.1) 17.5 (7.8) 16.6 (8.1)ߥ 17.3 (7.8)
HADS‐A score, mean (SD) 9.2 (4.2) 9.3 (4.1) 9.1 (4.2)ߥ 9.3 (4.1)
HADS‐D score, mean (SD) 7.8 (4.6) 8.1 (4.3) 7.5 (4.6)ߥ 8.1 (4.3)
HADS‐A ≥8, n (%) 41 (66.1) 229 (64.5) 67 (65.7) 214 (63.7)
HADS‐A ≥11, n (%) 21 (33.9) 140 (39.4) 35 (34.3) 132 (39.3)
HADS‐D ≥8, n (%) 31 (50.0) 199 (56.1) 51 (50.0) 187 (55.7)
HADS‐D ≥11, n (%) 18 (29.0) 104 (29.3) 29 (28.4) 95 (28.3)
DLQI, n 59 350 98 331
Total score, mean (SD) 15.2 (6.8) 16.0 (6.9) 14.9 (6.9) 16.0 (6.9)
Symptoms and feelings, mean (SD) 4.0 (1.4) 4.3 (1.3) 4.0 (1.5) 4.2 (1.3)
Daily activities, mean (SD) 3.2 (1.7) 3.4 (1.6) 3.1 (1.7) 3.4 (1.7)
Leisure, mean (SD) 2.9 (1.8) 3.1 (1.9) 2.7 (1.9) 3.1 (1.9)
Work and school, mean (SD) 1.5 (1.2) 1.5 (1.2) 1.4 (1.2) 1.5 (1.2)
Personal relationships, mean (SD) 2.2 (1.7) 2.4 (1.9) 2.2 (1.8) 2.4 (1.9)
Treatment, mean (SD) 1.5 (0.8) 1.4 (1.0) 1.5 (0.9) 1.4 (0.9)
Productivity in past 4 weeks among part‐/full‐time employees or students, n 47 294 75 282
At least 1 day missed, n (%) 34 (72.3) 183 (62.2) 51 (68.0) 175 (62.1)
Total number of days missed related to atopic dermatitis, mean (SD) [n] 3.8 (5.8) [44] 3.7 (5.8) [283] 3.2 (4.9) [71] 3.7 (5.9) [271]

*< 0.05 vs. for IMM vs. severe group excluding IMM participants.

= 61. ߥ= 101.

DLQI, Dermatology Quality of Life Index; HADS, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; HADS‐A, HADS anxiety subscale; HADS‐D, HADS depression subscale; NRS, numerical rating scale; POEM, Patient‐Oriented Eczema Measure; PO‐SCORAD, Patient‐Oriented Scoring of Atopic Dermatitis; SD, standard deviation; VAS, visual analogue scale.