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Table 2 Scoring as per the domains mentioned in the Persian version of 5-D itching scale

From: Reliability and validity of the Persian version of 5-D itching scale among patients with chronic kidney disease

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)