A new ten-item questionnaire for assessing sensitive skin: the Sensitive Scale-10.
Sensitive skin is common but until now there has been no scale for measuring its severity. The Sensitive Scale is a new scale with a 14-item and a 10-item version that was tested in 11 countries in different languages on 2,966 participants. The aim of this study was to validate the pertinence of using the Sensitive Scale to measure the severity of sensitive skin. The internal consistency was high. Correlations with the dry skin type, higher age, female gender, fair phototypes and Dermatology Life Quality Index were found. Using the 10-item version appeared to be preferable because it was quicker and easier to complete, with the same internal consistency and the 4 items that were excluded were very rarely observed in patients. The mean initial scores were around 44/140 and 37/100. The use of a cream for sensitive skin showed the pertinence of the scale before and after treatment.
Department of Dermatology, University Hospital of Brest, FR-29200 Brest, France. laurent.misery@chu-brest.fr.
Laurent
L
Misery
Catherine
C
Jean-Decoster
Sophie
S
Mery
Victor
V
Georgescu
Vincent
V
Sibaud
D000279:Administration, Cutaneous; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001208:Asia; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D005060:Europe; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009656:North America; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012678:Sensation Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D012684:Sensory Thresholds; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012867:Skin / Q000187:drug effects / Q000294:innervation* / Q000473:pathology; D063465:Skin Cream / Q000008:administration & dosage; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors; D014175:Translating; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult