Variable | N (%) |
---|---|
Duration (Mean score =3.29 ± 0.98) | |
Less than 6 h a day | 3 (3.3) |
6–12 h a day | 12 (13.3) |
12–18 h a day | 44 (48.9) |
18–23 h a day | 18 (20) |
All day | 13 (14.4) |
Degree (Mean score= 4.18 ± 0.59) | |
Not present | 0 (0) |
Mild | 0 (0) |
Moderate | 9 (10) |
Severe | 55 (61.1) |
Unbearable | 26 (28.9) |
Direction (Mean score=3.63± 0.66) | |
Completely resolved | 8 (8.9) |
Much better, but itching is still present | 42 (46.7) |
Little bit better but still presents | 39 (43.3) |
Unchanged | 1 (1.1) |
Getting worse | 0 (0) |
Disability (Mean score=9.05 ± 2.79)[Minimum= 4, Maximum= 16] | |
Sleep (Mean score= 3.51 ± 1.25) | |
Never affects sleep | 8 (8.9) |
Occasional delays falling asleep | 13 (14.4) |
Frequent delays falling asleep | 16 (17.8) |
Delays falling asleep and occasionally wakes me up at night | 31 (34.4) |
Delays falling asleep and frequently wakes me up at night | 22 (24.4) |
Leisure/social activity (Mean score= 2.11± 0.77) | |
Never affects leisure/social activity | 20 (22.2) |
Rarely affects leisure/social | 42 (46.7) |
Occasionally affects leisure/social | 26 (28.9) |
Frequently affects leisure/social | 2 (2.2) |
Always affects leisure/social | 0 (0) |
Housework/errands (Mean score = 1.72 ± 0.72) | |
Never affects house work/errands | 38 (42.2) |
Rarely affects house work/errands | 40 (44.4) |
Occasionally affects house work/errands | 11 (12.2) |
Frequently affects house work/errands | 1 (1.1) |
Always affects house work/errands | 0 (0) |
Work/School (Mean score= 1.71 ± 0.76) | |
Not applicable | 40 (44.4) |
Never affects Work/School | 1 (1.1) |
Rarely affectsWork/School | 36 (40) |
Occasionally affectsWork/School | 11 (12.2) |
Frequently affectsWork/School | 2 (2.2) |
Always affectsWork/School | 0 (0) |
Distribution (Mean score= 3.00 ± 0.75) [Minimum=1, Maximum=5] | |
Scoring Bin 1 | 1 (1.1) |
Scoring Bin 2 | 19 (21.1) |
Scoring Bin 3 | 52 (57.8) |
Scoring Bin 4 | 15 (16.7) |
Scoring Bin 5 | 3 (3.3) |
Total score (Mean score = 17.69 ± 3.03) | |
6–10 | 0 (0) |
11–19 | 62 (68.9) |
20–25 | 28 (31.1) |