[Chronic pruritus : Care in daily practice].
Chronic pruritus is a highly prevalent, multifactorial symptom requiring extensive diagnostics, treatment and consideration of accompanying symptoms (reduced quality of life, sleep disorders, psychic factors). Patient care is thus complex and requires consideration of individual treatment goals. Patients indicate their wish for a symptom-free life an explanation of the causes and a trustful physician-patient relationship. The targeted use of questionnaires is thus advisable in order to structurally survey the history, pruritus intensity, quality of life and treatment progression. Nevertheless, there are many administrative and economical hurdles in the health care system to overcome in order to provide patients with chronic pruritus the best possible care, also per the recommended guidelines. The development of specialized centers and training courses for medical practitioners is thus urgently needed.
Kompetenzzentrum Chronischer Pruritus (KCP) und Klinik für Hautkrankheiten, Universitätsklinikum Münster, Von-Esmarch-Str. 58, 48149, Münster, Deutschland. sonja.staender@uni-muenster.de.
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Dermatologische Praxis Bad Bentheim, Bad Bentheim, Deutschland.|Hautklinik, Klinikum Dortmund gGmbH, Dortmund, Deutschland.
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Kompetenzzentrum Chronischer Pruritus (KCP) und Klinik für Hautkrankheiten, Universitätsklinikum Münster, Von-Esmarch-Str. 58, 48149, Münster, Deutschland.
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Institut für Medizinische Informatik, Universitätsklinikum Münster, Münster, Deutschland.
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Institut für Medizinische Informatik, Universitätsklinikum Münster, Münster, Deutschland.
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Dugas
Competenzzentrum Versorgungsforschung in der Dermatologie (CVderm), Institut für Versorgungsforschung in der Dermatologie und bei Pflegeberufen (IVDP), Universitätsklinikum Eppendorf, Hamburg, Deutschland.
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D002908:Chronic Disease; D019091:Critical Pathways / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D008487:Medical History Taking / Q000379:methods*; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011537:Pruritus / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
Prurigo; Quality of life; Questionnaire; Sleep; Treatment goal