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This version was machine-translated from German and has not been medically reviewed. The authoritative version is the German version.

POEM – Patient-Oriented Eczema Measure

Seven questions about the past week (each 0–4), 0–28 points with severity bands according to Charman 2013

On how many days did the skin itch because of the eczema?
On how many nights was sleep disturbed because of the eczema?
On how many days did the skin bleed because of the eczema?
On how many days did the skin weep (clear fluid) because of the eczema?
On how many days was the skin cracked because of the eczema?
On how many days did the skin flake because of the eczema?
On how many days did the skin feel dry or rough because of the eczema?

Calculation aid for healthcare professionals: the calculator reproduces what the sources cited assign to the inputs. Clinical assessment and every treatment decision remain with the treating physician. Inputs and results are not stored.

Frequently asked questions

POEM – Patient-Oriented Eczema Measure: What does this calculator compute?

POEM (Charman 2004): seven patient questions about itching, sleep, bleeding, weeping, cracking, flaking and dryness in the past week (0–4 each), sum 0–28; 0–2 clear or almost clear, 3–7 mild, 8–16 moderate, 17–24 severe, 25–28 very severe.

POEM – Patient-Oriented Eczema Measure: Which sources is this calculator based on?

Charman CR, Venn AJ, Williams HC: The Patient-Oriented Eczema Measure: development and initial validation of a new tool for measuring atopic eczema severity from the patients' perspective (Arch Dermatol 140:1513–1519) (2004); Charman CR, Venn AJ, Ravenscroft JC, Williams HC: Translating Patient-Oriented Eczema Measure (POEM) scores into clinical practice by suggesting severity strata derived using anchor-based methods (Br J Dermatol 169:1326–1332) (2013); University of Nottingham: POEM – Patient-Oriented Eczema Measure: questionnaire and scoring (Centre of Evidence Based Dermatology) (2024)