Skin pain and sleep quality numeric rating scales for children aged 6 months to 5 years with atopic dermatitis.

This article presents the development and validation of numeric rating scales for assessing skin pain and sleep quality in young children with atopic dermatitis (AD). These symptoms greatly impact the quality of life for patients, but there have been no validated scales for young children. The study developed caregiver-reported scales and found that they were clear and understandable. The scales showed correlations with other outcomes, suggesting their potential usefulness in assessing treatment effects. However, the study had limitations, such as only including English-speaking caregivers and using individual items for analysis. [Extracted from the article]