Table 1 Scenario descriptions
From: Parents' reported preference scores for childhood atopic dermatitis disease states
Severity | Scenario |
|---|---|
Mild | • The area looks like a light pink or white, dusty rash. |
• It is affecting the cheeks. | |
• It is rarely itchy and your child scratches it only a few (about 3) times a day. | |
• There are only a few (about 3) slightly bumpy areas. | |
• There is no oozing or crusting. | |
• The skin is not dry or leathery. | |
• Sleep is rarely disrupted by itching. | |
Mild/Moderate | • The area looks like a light pink or white, dusty rash. |
• It is affecting the cheeks and the chin. | |
• It is somewhat itchy and your child scratches it about 5 times a day. | |
• There are about 5 slightly bumpy areas. | |
• There is no oozing or crusting. | |
• The skin is not dry or leathery. | |
• Sleep is somewhat disrupted by itching. Your child loses about 15 minutes of sleep each night because of scratching. | |
Moderate | • The area looks like a dark pink rash. |
• It is affecting the cheeks, the chin and the inside of the elbows. | |
• It is moderately itchy and your child scratches it often (about 15 times) during the day. | |
• There are about 7 moderately bumpy areas. | |
• There is no oozing or crusting. | |
• The skin is not dry or leathery. | |
• Sleep is disrupted by itching. Your child loses about 1 hour of sleep each night because of scratching. | |
Moderate/Severe | • The area looks like a dark pink rash. |
• It is affecting the cheeks, the chin and the inside of the elbows, and the back of the knees. | |
• It is itchy and your child scratches it often (about 30 times) during the day. | |
• There are about 10 moderately bumpy areas. | |
• There is some light oozing or crusting in one area. | |
• The skin is not dry or leathery. | |
• Sleep is disrupted by itching. Your child loses about 2 hours of sleep each night because of scratching. | |
Severe | • The area looks like a red rash. |
• It is affecting the cheeks, the chin and the inside of the elbows, and the back of the knees, and the trunk of the body. | |
• It is very itchy and your child scratches it scratching continuously throughout the day. | |
• There are numerous bumpy areas. | |
• There is oozing or crusting in some areas. | |
• The skin is dry and leathery in some areas. | |
• Sleep is disrupted by itching. Your child loses about 3 hours of sleep each night because of scratching. |