Patient-oriented Eczema Measure score: a Useful Tool for Web-Based Surveys in Patients with Atopic Dermatitis.

Patient-oriented Eczema Measure score: a Useful Tool for Web-Based Surveys in Patients with Atopic Dermatitis. Acta Derm Venereol. 2020 May 25;: Authors: Kido-Nakahara M, Nakahara T, Yasukochi Y, Ulzii D, Furue M Abstract The Patient-Oriented Eczema Measure (POEM, 0-28 points) is a self-assessed, repeatable measurement tool for measuring atopic dermatitis (AD) severity. How-ever, whether POEM score is influenced by allergic comorbidities and whether POEM's severity banding is applicable in web-based surveys for AD remain unclear. A web-based questionnaire survey was conducted in 329 patients with AD. POEM, self-reported severity of AD, and comorbidity of allergic diseases including asthma, pollen rhinitis, allergic conjunctivitis, and food allergy were assessed. POEM scores were not affected by a history of comorbid allergic diseases. The severity banding for POEM scores on the web-based survey was as follows: clear/almost clear = 0, mild = 1-8, moderate = 9-21, and severe/very severe = 22-28, which was comparable to previous banding. These results suggest that POEM is useful for determining AD severity, even in web-based surveys. Patients with POEM scores above 9 points may be grouped into moderate, severe, and very severe AD. PMID: 32449786 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Acta Dermato-Venereologica - Category: Dermatology Authors: Tags: Acta Derm Venereol Source Type: research