Table 4. Assessment Tools Used in Chronic Urticaria Clinical Studies (2016-2020)

Assessment Tools		Number of articles	Notes
Disease severity	UAS7	265
	UAS	99
	original	86
	modified	13	0-9 / 0-12 / 0-15 point
	UCT	66
	VAS	17
	USS	7
	TSS	7
	AAS	6
	ISS	5
	Other	47	PGA(4), UPDD(4), CUPP(2), HSS(2), GRS(1), NRS(1), PWS(1), SCL90(1), TPS(1), U-AIM(1), USS*(1), Severity score for urticaria(1)
HRQoL	DLQI	86
	CU-Q2oL	65
	AE-QoL	9
	EQ-5D	6
	Other	15	SF-36(4), VAS(4), Skindex-29(2), FSS(1), PWI-A(1), Skindex-16(1), SWLS(1), WHO-5(1)
Mental health	HADS	7
	Other	25	BDI(4), MCS(2), SF-6D(2), SF-12v2(2), VAS(2), BAI(1), CESD(1), COPE(1), DASS21(1), GAD-7(1), HAMA(1), HAMD(1), PSLE(1), PSS(1), PSQ(1), SOC(1), SRRS(1)
Treatment effectivenss	other	17	VAS(4), GIC(2), P-GIC(1), OSS(1), GRS(1), PBI(1)
Others	WPAI	11
	Other	16	CMS(2), ESS(2), PCS(2), AIS(1), DUS7(1), FSFI(1), GHQ-28(1), IIEF(1), ISI(1), PDS(1), PSQI(1)

HRQoL; Health-related Quality of Life, Full terms of assessment tools listed in Appendix 1