Insect Bite Itching Score as a New Tool for Evaluating Severity of Itching

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dc.contributor.authorSumanas Bunyaratvejen_US
dc.contributor.authorVinij Pongpariten_US
dc.contributor.authorWangchai Leesanguankulen_US
dc.contributor.authorSupinda Keattipunen_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-02-22T09:11:16Z
dc.date.available2011-02-22T09:11:16Z
dc.date.created2010-01-13en_US
dc.date.issued2010-01-13en_US
dc.description.abstractAbstract Insect Bite Itching Score as a New Tool for Evaluating Severity of Itching Sumanas     Bunyaratvej         MD* Vinij             Pongparit               MD** Wangchai   Leesanguankul     MD** Supinda       Keattipun               MD*** * Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University ** Department of Medicine, BMA Medical College and Vajira Hospital *** Department of Family Medicine, BMA Medical College and Vajira Hospital Objective: To study the correlation between insectbite itching score as a new tool for evaluating severity of itching and visnal analog scale. Study design: Cross-sectional study. Subjects: One hundred and ten patients presenting with itching as a chief complaint at Dermatological Clinic, Department of Medicine, BMA Medical College and Vajira Hospital during November to December 2004 were enrolled. Methods: Severity of itching was assessed by three methods consisting of visual analog scale and two insect bite itching scores (mosquito bite itching score and ant bite itching score). The correlation and satisfaction for these three methods were evaluated. Main outcome measures: Severity of itching, satisfaction of these methods. Results: The correlation between VAS and both insect bite itching scores (mosquito bite itching score and ant bite itching score) were 0.717 and 0.620 (p-value \< 0.001). The satisfactory score of insect bite itching score and VAS were 3.4 ± 0.8 and 3.1 ± 0.9. Conclusion: The newly developed insect bite itching scores correlated well with VAS. Moreover, subjects satisfied this method more than VAS. Vajira Med J 2007 ; 51 : 19 - 24en_US
dc.identifier.citationVajira Medical Journal; Vol. 51 No. 1 January - April 2007; 19-24en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/133165
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dc.publisherVajira Medical Journalen_US
dc.rightsFaculty of Medicine, Vajira Hospital, University of Bangkok Metropolis, Bangkok, Thailanden_US
dc.source.urihttps://thailand.digitaljournals.org/index.php/VMJ/issue/archiveen_US
dc.source.urihttps://thailand.digitaljournals.org/index.php/VMJ/article/view/665en_US
dc.titleInsect Bite Itching Score as a New Tool for Evaluating Severity of Itchingen_US
dc.typeOriginal Articlesen_US
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