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Table 1 Items included in the patient and physiciana surveys

From: Comparison of US patient, rheumatologist, and dermatologist perceptions of psoriatic disease symptoms: results from the DISCONNECT study

Category

Item

Description

Skin symptoms

Itching skin

Physically irritated skin resulting in the urge to scratch

Redness of skin

Red or salmon-pink color of psoriasis-affected skin

Flaking skin

Skin shedding

Painful skin

Painful, inflamed, or broken skin

Nail problems

Discoloration or pitting of the fingernails or toenails or separation of the nail from the nail bed

Difficulty choosing clothing

Skin problems influencing the clothing you wear

Embarrassment

Being embarrassed or self-conscious because of your skin

Joint symptoms

Joint pain, soreness, or tenderness

Stiffness, pain, throbbing, swelling, and tenderness in one or more joints

Swelling of fingers or toes

Sausage-like swelling of one or more fingers or toes

Fatigue

Tiredness and lack of energy that does not go away with sleep

Morning stiffness

Stiffness after resting that makes it difficult to move your joints

Eye problems

Eye swelling, redness in or around your eyes, eye pain, and/or blurry vision

Difficulty dressing

Difficulty tying shoelaces and buttoning your clothes

Difficulty walking

Difficulty walking at a normal speed

Impacts on daily activities

Difficulty with work or school activities

Difficulty doing your normal work or schoolwork because of your psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis

Difficulty with social or leisure activities

Difficulty doing your normal social or leisure activities because of your psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis

Difficulty going shopping or doing housework or yard work

Difficulty going shopping or looking after your home or yard because of your psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis

Difficulty sleeping

Having poor sleep quality or sleep interruptions because of your psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis

Discomfort while doing everyday tasks

Discomfort doing everyday tasks, such as eating, bathing, or going to the bathroom, because of your psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis

Problems with relationships

Problems with partner, close friends, or family because of your psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis

  1. a In the physician survey, the word “your” was removed or substituted with “the patient’s” or “the” as appropriate but it otherwise kept the same wording. See Additional file 2 for the full physician survey