eDPS
electronic Dynamic Pruritus Score
eDPS
Quick and easy assessment of changes in itch
What is the eDPS?
The electronic Dynamic Pruritus Score, or eDPS, is a digital assessment instrument designed to document the temporal changes of itch in dermatological conditions from the patients’ perspective. It enables structured recording of pruritus over time to support evaluation of treatment efficacy and disease course.
Validation of questionnaire
paper version: no digital version: no
How to use the eDPS
The eDPS is completed by patients who rate the change in itching since the beginning of treatment at regular intervals on a visual analog scale from “strongly worsened” to ”(almost) no pruritus anymore”, resulting in a score between 0 (100% worsening) and 8 (100% improvement).
The following versions of the eDPS are available
The importance of measuring changes in pruritus
Pruritus is a key symptom in many chronic inflammatory skin diseases and strongly affects patients’ quality of life. Systematic measurement of itch dynamics is essential for optimising treatment decisions and detecting relapses or flare-ups early. The eDPS facilitates objective and reproducible documentation.
Features
USER-FRIENDLY
The eDPS is easy to understand and can be simply handed to the patient who is asked to fill it in without the need for detailed explanation.
QUICK
The questionnaire consists of 1 question, and takes on average less than 1 minute to complete.
MONITOR PROGRESS
The eDPS can be used to monitor the change of itch over the course of treatment.
RELIABLE
Studies have shown the DPS to be a reliable and valid indicator for itch.
ACCESSIBLE FROM ALL DEVICES
With DermaValue, your eDPS is always just a few clicks away. The application is available for PCs, tablets, smartphones, and other devices.
ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY
Take care of the environment and save your patient data on the online platform or as PDF files for yourself and your physicians.
References
Validation study:
Ständer, S., Blome, C., Anastasiadou, Z., Zeidler, C., Jung, K. A., Tsianakas, A., Neufang, G., & Augustin, M. (2017). Dynamic Pruritus Score: Evaluation of the Validity and Reliability of a New Instrument to Assess the Course of Pruritus. Acta dermato-venereologica, 97(2), 230–234. https://doi.org/10.2340/00015555-2494
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