Development and Psychometric Validation of a Patient-Reported Outcome Measure to Assess the Signs and Symptoms of Chronic Hand Eczema: The Hand Eczema Symptom Diary (HESD)

ConclusionThe HESD is the first CHE-specific, patient-reported outcome measure of CHE signs/symptoms developed and validated in line with regulatory guidance. This article provides evidence of strong content validity and psychometric validity and shows improvements of  ≥ 4 points on 7-day average HESD scores represent clinically meaningful, important changes.Trial RegistrationNCT03683719, NCT04871711.

Source: Dermatology and Therapy - March 15, 2024 Category: Dermatology Source Type: research