Frequency of Atopic Dermatitis and Psoriasis in the Elderly: Cross-Sectional Findings from the German AugUR Study.

Introduction: Atopic dermatitis (AD) and psoriasis appear to affect 2-3% (lifetime prevalence) people worldwide. However, there are little epidemiological data on the prevalence of those two chronic inflammatory skin diseases in the elderly. The aim of this study was to provide frequency estimates of AD and psoriasis obtained from an elderly population in Germany.

Determining the optimal frequency of SARS-CoV-2 regular asymptomatic testing: A randomized feasibility trial in a home care setting.

Background: The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic presented a challenge for caregiving relatives in the home care setting. Caregivers can transmit SARS-CoV-2 to their relatives who are often at high risk for a severe course of COVID-19. Regular testing of asymptomatic caregivers for SARS-CoV-2 may reduce the risk of transmission.

Cross-sectional study on exercise-related skin complaints among sports students at two German universities.

Sports activities can lead to exercise-related skin complaints. These include different symptoms (e.g.

Validation of the Recap of Atopic Eczema (RECAP) Measurement Instrument for Eczema Control in Adult Patients in an Asian Clinical Setting.

Recap of atopic eczema (RECAP) is a self-reported 7-item questionnaire recommended by the Harmonising Outcome Measures in Eczema initiative to measure eczema control. As RECAP has not been validated in a real-world clinical population in Asia, RECAP was investigated as a measure of eczema control in Singapore. Patients with atopic eczema at the National Skin Centre from July 2019 to January 2020 were included for analysis.

An evidence map of systematic reviews on models of outpatient care for patients with chronic heart diseases.

Background: Chronic heart disease affects millions of people worldwide and the prevalence is increasing. By now, there is an extensive literature on outpatient care of people with chronic heart disease. We aimed to systematically identify and map models of outpatient care for people with chronic heart disease in terms of the interventions included and the outcomes measured and reported to determine areas in need of further research.

Psychometric evaluation of the German Day-to-Day Impact of Vaginal Aging questionnaire using data from two intervention studies.

Objective: We aimed to further validate the German version of the Day-to-Day Impact of Vaginal Aging (DIVA) questionnaire.

Methods: Data were collected in the context of two intervention studies. Forty-two women participated in clinical trial VMP-03/2018 (NCT04222647) and 79 women in clinical trial VFCrC-01/2021 (NCT05211505).

The HOME Core outcome set for clinical trials of atopic dermatitis.

Core outcome sets are critically important outcomes that should be measured in clinical trials. Their absence in atopic dermatitis is a form of research waste and impedes combining evidence to inform patient care. Here, we articulate the rationale for core outcome sets in atopic dermatitis and review the work of the international Harmonising Outcome Measures for Eczema group from its inception in Munich, 2010.

'As long as I have a restroom somewhere […], I am fine': a qualitative study on the perspectives of peri- and postmenopausal women on the impact of the urinary component of the genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM).

Background: Our aim was to gain insight into the experiences of women suffering from the urinary component of the Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause (GSM) and to understand the impact of urinary complaints as part of GSM on the lives of affected women.

Design: Qualitative study.

Setting: Online, primary care.

Measurement properties of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in hyperhidrosis: a systematic review.

Purpose: To critically appraise, compare and summarize the quality of all existing PROMs that have been validated in hyperhidrosis to at least some extend by applying the COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement INstruments (COSMIN) methodology. Thereby, we aim to give a recommendation for the use of PROMs in future clinical trials in hyperhidrosis.

Methods: We considered studies evaluating, describing or comparing measurement properties of PROMs as eligible.

Frequency of hand eczema in the elderly: Cross-sectional findings from the German AugUR study.

Background: Hand eczema (HE) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease caused by a genetic predisposition and environmental exposures. There is a lack of population-based studies on skin diseases in the elderly.

Objectives: Our aim was to estimate the frequency of HE in the elderly to determine its burden of disease in this particular population.

Measurement properties of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in patients with hyperhidrosis: protocol for a systematic review.

Background: Hyperhidrosis is a chronic skin condition that impairs the patient's quality of life (QoL). There are several patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) for patients affected by hyperhidrosis available; however an evidence-based assessment of their quality has not been undertaken so far.

Objective: In our systematic review, we aim to identify all existing PROMs that were developed and/or validated for measuring patient-reported outcomes in patients with hyperhidrosis and assess their measurement properties in a transparent and structured way to give a recommendation for future clinical research.

Adherence to the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) checklist in articles published in EAACI Journals: A bibliographic study.

Research data derived from observational studies are accumulating quickly in the field of allergy and immunology and a large amount of observational studies are published every year. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the adherence to the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) checklist by papers published in the three European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology journals, during the period 2009-2018. To this end, we conducted a bibliographic study of up to eight randomly selected papers per year per Journal.

Refinement of the German Day-to-Day Impact of Vaginal Aging questionnaire in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women using item response theory and classical test theory.

Objective: We aimed to assess the structural validity of the Day-to-Day Impact of Vaginal Aging (DIVA) questionnaire using item response theory/Rasch analysis and classical test theory and refine the current version of the DIVA if necessary.

Methods: Postmenopausal women reporting vaginal symptoms related to menopause participated in the study. Item characteristic curves were analyzed to see whether the response categories were functioning optimally.

Measurement properties of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) for women with genitourinary syndrome of menopause: a systematic review.

Objective: Genitourinary syndrome of menopause affects up to 50% of postmenopausal women and has negative impacts on the women's quality of life. In this systematic review, we aimed to identify and assess the measurement properties of all existing patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) specific for genitourinary symptoms that were developed and/or validated for measuring patient-reported outcomes in postmenopausal women.

Methods: Studies which evaluated, described, or compared measurement properties of PROMs were considered as eligible.

Outcome Measurements Used in Randomized Controlled Trials of Teledermatology: A Systematic Mapping Review.

Assessment of the effectiveness of teledermatology has been hampered by the variety of outcome measures used, limiting the possibility for meta-analysis. This systematic mapping review classified the outcome measurement instruments used in randomized controlled trials of teledermatology conducted between 2008 and 2018 using the Core Outcome Measures in Effectiveness Trials taxonomy. Sixteen articles describing 12 studies were identified.

Oral H1 antihistamines as 'add-on' therapy to topical treatment for eczema.

Background: The symptoms of eczema can lead to sleeplessness and fatigue and may have a substantial impact on quality of life. Use of oral H1 antihistamines (H1 AH) as adjuvant therapy alongside topical agents is based on the idea that combining the anti-inflammatory effects of topical treatments with the blocking action of histamine on its receptors in the skin by H1 AH (to reduce the principal symptom of itch) might magnify or intensify the effect of treatment. Also, it would be unethical to compare oral H1 AH alone versus no treatment, as topical treatment is the standard management for this condition.

Chronic hand eczema in Germany: 5-year follow-up data from the CARPE registry.

Background: The CARPE registry was set up in 2009 to prospectively investigate the management of patients with chronic hand eczema (CHE).

Objectives: To report comprehensive follow-up data from the CARPE registry.

Patients And Methods: We investigated sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, provision of medical care, physician-assessed outcomes, and patient-reported outcomes (PROs).