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The Patient Self-Assessment of Skin Thickness in Upper Limb (PASTUL) questionnaire was developed to enable patients to assess skin thickness in systemic sclerosis (SSc) physically and has been validated for reliability and validity, as it correlates with the modified Rodnan Skin Score (mRSS), which rheumatologists assess. Thus, it has been demonstrated to be an applicable and easy approach for assessing skin thickness in SSc patients through patient-reported measurements. This study aimed to develop a Turkish version of the PASTUL questionnaire and to provide for its use in the Turkish population.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Systemic sclerosis |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Questionnaire study | Other | Questionnaire application |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Patient Self-Assessment of Skin Thickness in Upper Limb (PASTUL) Questionnaire | The PASTUL survey is a simple assessment by the patient of the skin in eight areas of the upper extremities as normal, mildly, moderately, or severely thickened, corresponding to the mRSS assessment. The assessment score is consistent with the mRSS (0-3). A high score indicates increased skin thickness | Two weeks |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Scleroderma Health Assessment Questionnaire (SHAQ) | It was developed by adding five questions to the HAQ regarding Raynaud's phenomenon, digital ulcers, gastrointestinal, pulmonary, and general scleroderma symptoms, to be rated on a 15 cm line. The SHAQ total score ranges from 0 to 3. A high score indicates low functionality. | Two weeks |
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The study population will consist of individuals who come to the university hospital for routine controls.
| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Orkun Tüfekçi, PT, PhD(c) | Contact | 5319502648 | orkuntf@gmail.com |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Hacettepe University | Recruiting | Çankaya | Ankara | Turkey (Türkiye) |
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| Cognitive Exercise Therapy Approach-Biopsychosocial Questionnaire (BETY-BQ) |
It was standardized as a biopsychosocial assessment tool and is scored using a 5-point Likert scale, with each item rated from 0 to 4 points. A high total score on the 30-item scale indicates a high level of biopsychosocial impact. |
| Two weeks |
| Short Form-36 (SF-36) | It will be used to determine an individual's quality of life levels. Each sub-parameter is scored between 0 and 100 points, with a high score indicating good health status. The SF-36 scale has eight sub-parameters: general health perception, physical function, social function, pain, mental health, role difficulty due to physical reasons, role difficulty due to emotional reasons, and vitality. It contains 11 questions consisting of a total of 36 items. | Two weeks |
| Modified Rodnan skin score (MRSS) | A pediatric and adult rheumatologist assessed it. The MRSS evaluates skin thickening in 17 body regions, graded from 0 (normal) to 3 (severe skin thickening). The total score ranges from 0 to 51, with increased scores indicating poor skin involvement. | Two weeks |
| Modified Hand Mobility in Scleroderma Test (mHAMIS) | It is a functional test developed specifically for scleroderma to assess an individual's hand function. It evaluates four specific hand movements (finger flexion, finger extension, finger abduction, and dorsal extension). Scores range from 0 (normal) to 3 (complete failure) for each movement, with a total score ranging from 0 to 12. | Two weeks |
| Scleroderma Skin Patient-Reported Outcomes (SSPRO) Questionnaire | It assesses the impact of skin involvement on quality of life. The 18-item measure consists of 4 categories: physical effect (PE), emotional effect (EE), social effect (SE), and physical limitation (PL). Each item is scored on a scale ranging from no impairment (0 points) to severe impairment (6 points), with a total score of 108. A lower score indicates a much better quality of life. | Two weeks |
| Cochin Hand Function Scale | It consists of 18 questions related to daily activities. Each question is scored on a questionnaire of 0 (no difficulty) to 5 (impossible), and the total score ranges from 0 to 90. A total CHFS score of 26 or higher is considered to indicate hand function limitation. | Two weeks |
| ID | Term |
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| D012595 | Scleroderma, Systemic |
| D045743 | Scleroderma, Diffuse |
| ID | Term |
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| D003240 | Connective Tissue Diseases |
| D017437 | Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases |
| D012871 | Skin Diseases |
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