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Table 1 Overarching principles and recommendations results of the SurveyMonkey® online responses

From: Management of chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU): a treat to target approach using a patient reported outcome

 

Support (%)

Agreementa

Overarching principles

 Patient and physician must share the responsibility of treatment for CSU/CIU

100

4.9

 Achieve symptom control and normalize patient’s long-term health-related quality of life

100

4.4

 A record of UAS7 must be part of any urticaria treatment to target management plan by measuring disease activity and adjusting therapy accordingly

100

4.6

Recommendations

 The primary target for treatment of CSU/CIU should be clinical symptom remission

100

4.4

 The patient should be knowledgeable about the treatment target under physician supervision

100

4.8

 The use of a validated tool to monitor disease activity

100

4.6

 Until the treatment target is reached, drug therapy should be adjusted

77.8

3.7

 The treatment target should be sustained throughout the remaining course of the disease management

100

4.6

  1. aThe level of agreement was expressed as the average of all voters on a 5-point numerical rating scale. A majority of ≥50% was required for a statement to be accepted