biostudies-literatureUnknown4(6)Lopes MB<h4>Rationale & objective</h4>Chronic kidney disease-associated pruritus has been linked with poorer mental and physical health-related quality of life (HR-QOL) in patients receiving hemodialysis. We used the Skindex-10 questionnaire and a single itch-related question to evaluate their prediction of HR-QOL.<h4>Study design</h4>Prospective, international cohort.<h4>Setting & participants</h4>We analyzed data from 4,940 patients receiving hemodialysis from 17 countries enrolled in phase 5 (2013) of the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study.<h4>Predictors</h4>The responses to the 10 questions of Skindex-10 (0-6 scale) pertaining to itchiness in the past week were summed to create a summary score (range, 0-60). Concurrently, a single question from the Kidney Disease Quality of Life 36-Kidney medicine100476https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9149192biostudies-literatureUtility of a Single Itch-Related Question and the Skindex-10 Questionnaire for Assessing Pruritus and Predicting Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients Receiving Hemodialysis.PMC9149192Asgari EAlyousef AMenzaghi FAl Salmi ILopes MBSchaufler TSukul NKaraboyas ATsuruya KPisoni RWalpen SfalseUtility of a Single Itch-Related Question and the Skindex-10 Questionnaire for Assessing Pruritus and Predicting Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients Receiving Hemodialysis.<h4>Rationale & objective</h4>Chronic kidney disease-associated pruritus has been linked with poorer mental and physical health-related quality of life (HR-QOL) in patients receiving hemodialysis. We used the Skindex-10 questionnaire and a single itch-related question to evaluate their prediction of HR-QOL.<h4>Study design</h4>Prospective, international cohort.<h4>Setting & participants</h4>We analyzed data from 4,940 patients receiving hemodialysis from 17 countries enrolled in phase 5 (2013) of the Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study.<h4>Predictors</h4>The responses to the 10 questions of Skindex-10 (0-6 scale) pertaining to itchiness in the past week were summed to create a summary score (range, 0-60). Concurrently, a single question from the Kidney Disease Quality of Life 36-2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 Jun2025-04-22T11:49:50.534Z2025-04-06T00:07:53.884ZS-EPMC91491923565159210.1016/j.xkme.2022.100476