Effect of EMD Protocol for Urge on Dermatology-specific Quality of Life

The main study outcome is the dermatology-specific health-related quality of life (HRQOL). It consists of 30 items to be scored on a 5-point response scale. Outcome ranges from 0 (never) to 100 (all the time). The sum of scores is devided by the number of items answered. Higher scores indicate worse quality of life. The instrument has three subscales: symptoms, emotions, and functioning.

This is a validated scoring system that grades the physical signs of atopic dermatitis/eczema.

The minimum EASI score is 0 and the maximum EASI score is 72. Higher scores indicate higher disease activity.

The IGA is a 5-point tool for the objective assessment of chronic prurigo. The IGA for stage of chronic nodular prurigo (CNPG) and signs of activity in chronic prurigo are used. Items range from 0 (clear) to 4 (severe). Higher scores indicate higher disease activity.

It is a generic instrument that can be used in a wide range of health conditions and treatments. The EQ-5D-5L consists of a descriptive system and the EQ VAS. The descriptive system comprises five dimensions: mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort and anxiety/depression. The EQ VAS records the patient's self-rated health on a vertical visual analogue scale.

Health state index scores generally range from less than 0 (where 0 is the value of a health state equivalent to dead; negative values representing values as worse than dead) to 1 (the value of full health), with higher scores indicating higher health utility. The visual analogue scale (VAS), on which the patient rates his/her perceived health, ranges from 0 (the worst imaginable health) to 100 (the best imaginable health).

The ZCCL is an 11-item self-report questionnaire measuring perceived self-control. There are two subscales: 'positive reward' (of the unwanted behaviour) and 'difficulty resisting'. Each item is scored on a 5-point Likert scale, ranging from 1 (not applicable at all) to 5 (totally applicable). Total score ranges from 11-55. Higher scores indicate less self-control.

The PHQ-4 is a brief self-report screening tool for depression and anxiety, consisting of four items. Two items on depression, and two items on anxiety are scored with a 4-point Likert scale, ranging from 0 (not at all) to 3 (nearly every day). Higher scores indicate more depression and anxiety symptoms.

a six-item self-report measure for the assessment of skin picking behaviour. The scale has a total score range of 0-24. Higher scores indicate more skin picking.

The LEC-5 is a 17-item self-report questionnaire designed to screen for potentially traumatic events in a respondent's lifetime. It identifies whether the person has gone through any of the listed events, and there is no definitive scoring procedure or interpretation involved. Respondents indicate varying levels of exposure to each type of potentially traumatic event included on a 6-point nominal scale, and respondents may endorse multiple levels of exposure to the same trauma type. The LEC-5 does not yield a total score or composite score.

The TEX-Q is a 15-item self-report questionnaire assessing patients' expectations of medical and psychological treatments. The scale of the items ranges from 0 to 10. Higher scores indicate higher expectations. The English version of the TEX-Q will be translated into Dutch, using the FACIT translation methodology.

patients are requested to assess their capacity for engaging in visuomotor activities through mental imagery, utilizing a 4-point Likert scale ranging from 0 (totally disagree) to 3 (totally agree). A higher score indicates better imagination capacity.

Number of hospital visits and medication