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	POEM (Patient-Oriented Eczema Measure)	Scala Analogica Visiva del Prurito (Pruritus VAS)
Campo	Dermatologia	Dermatologia
Famiglia	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Anno di origine	2004	1983 (VAS); widely adopted for pruritus 1990s–2000s
Ideatore	Charman CR, Venn AJ, Williams HC	Huskisson EC (VAS methodology); adapted for pruritus in dermatology
Tipo	Self-report	Self-report
Fonte seminale	Charman CR, Venn AJ, Williams HC. The Patient-Oriented Eczema Measure: development and initial validation of a new tool for measuring atopic eczema severity from the patients' perspective. Arch Dermatol. 2004;140(12):1513-1519.	Elman S, Hynan LS, Gabriel V, Mayo MJ. The 5-D itch scale: a new measure of pruritus. Br J Dermatol. 2010;162(3):587-593.
Alias	POEM Score	Itch VAS, Pruritus Severity Scale
Correlati	2	3
Sintesi	The POEM is a brief, patient-administered severity measure for atopic dermatitis that focuses on frequency of symptoms experienced over the past week. Developed by Charman, Venn, and Williams in 2004, it emphasizes the patient's lived experience rather than clinician observation, making it practical for routine clinical practice and remote monitoring. POEM is increasingly used alongside objective measures in clinical trials and outpatient care.	The Pruritus Visual Analog Scale (VAS) is a simple, single-item patient-administered tool measuring itch intensity on a continuous 0–10 (or 0–100) scale. Adapted from the original VAS for pain, it is one of the most frequently used outcome measures in dermatological research and clinical practice due to its simplicity, brevity, and responsiveness to treatment. Pruritus VAS is essential in trials of antipruritic therapies and in conditions where itching is a primary complaint (atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, pruritus ani, lichen planus).