Adaptation and Validation of the Korean Version of the Urticaria Control Test and Its Correlation With Salivary Cortisone

• DOI: 10.4168/aair.2019.11.1.55
• Publication Date: 2018-11-27T01:39:24Z
• Authors: Ji-Ho Lee; Yoon Ju Bae; So-Hee Lee; Su-Chin Kim; Hyun-Young Lee; Ga-Young Ban; Yoo Seob Shin; Hae-Sim Park; Juergen Kratzsch; Young-Min Ye
• Keywords: Perceived Stress Scale

Purpose: Frequent changes in chronic urticaria (CU) activity over time can cause psychological stress, which also serves as a trigger of CU.To measure the control status CU, Urticaria Control Test (UCT) was developed Germany.This study aimed to investigate validity, reliability and responsiveness CU for Korean version UCT (K-UCT) its relation with salivary cortisol cortisone levels.Methods: Linguistic adaptation into conducted.A total 96 patients were enrolled, 80 them completed study.The K-UCT other outcome scores measured repeated after 4 weeks treatment.Control classified by physicians well-controlled, partly-controlled, uncontrolled CU.Salivary liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry.Results: Excellent internal consistency intra-class obtained.Strong correlations between disease severity, reflected Activity Score (UAS)/global assessment physicians/patient symptom severity/CU-specific quality life noted.K-UCT ≥12 found be optimal determining well-controlled (sensitivity, 75.0%; specificity, 758%; area under curve, 0.824).Perceived stress scale significantly correlated UAS K-UCT.Salivary levels (r = 0.308, P 0.009) differed according determined ≥12.Conclusions: This demonstrated that valid instrument gauge patients.Further studies are needed validate biomarker control.