A survey of accuracy of nurses' clinical judgement of cutaneous graft-versus-host disease in Japan.

Aim: We examined accuracy of nurses' clinical judgement of graft-versus-host-disease (GVHD) symptoms and related factors using Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) for patients who developed chronic cutaneous GVHD after haematopoietic stem cell transplants.

Design: Cross-sectional design using nationwide survey.

Methods: A questionnaire survey based on Tanner's clinical judgement model to assess patients with chronic cutaneous GVHD using CTCAE was used.