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Home / Publications / Pain Research Forum / Papers of the Week / Development and psychometrics of the English version of the Itch Cognitions Questionnaire.

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Papers: 14 Mar 2020 - 20 Mar 2020


Human Studies

PAIN TYPE:
Itch


2020


PLoS One


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32191772?dopt=Abstract


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Development and psychometrics of the English version of the Itch Cognitions Questionnaire.

Authors

Development and psychometrics of the English version of the Itch Cognitions Questionnaire.
Heckman CJ, Schut C, Riley M, Ehlers A, Valdes-Rodriguez R, Kupfer J, Gieler U, Stapleton JL
PLoS One. 2020; 15(3):e0230585.
PMID: 32191772.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to validate the English version of the Itch Cognition Questionnaire in a sample of patients with chronic itch due to psoriasis or atopic dermatitis. An English-language version of an instrument assessing itch-related cognitions is needed since cognitions can contribute to a worsening of itch, and chronic itch is prevalent in English-speaking counties and internationally.
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