Self-Assessment of Sensitive Skin

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FIGURE 9.1 Ten-item questionnaire for assessing sensitive skin (Sensitive Scale). (From Misery, L., Jean-Decoster, C., Mery, S., Goergescu, V., and Sibaud, V., Acta Derm Venereol, 94, 635–639, 2014. With permission.)

TABLE 9.1
The 3S Questionnaire

For Each of the Five Following Symptoms (Do You Feel Itching, Prickling, Tightness, Pain, or Burning on Your Scalp?), Which of the Following Statements Best Describes How It Affects You?

No, I do not feel it.

Yes, but it is not troublesome.

Yes, and it is slightly troublesome.

Yes, and it is sufficiently troublesome to alter my lifestyle.

Yes, and it is unbearable.

Source: Misery, L., Rahhali, N., Ambonati, M., Black, D., Saint-Martory, C., Schmitt, A. M., and Taïeb, C.: Evaluation of sensitive scalp severity and symptomatology by using a new score. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2011. 25. 1295–1298. Copyright Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA. Reproduced with permission.

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