Do Tonic Itch and Pain Stimuli Draw Attention towards Their Location?

Table 1

Total scores of self-reported questionnaires .

	Mean score ± SD	Range
Level of spontaneous itch at baseline	0.2 ± 0.5	0.0–2.0
Level of spontaneous pain at baseline	0.2 ± 0.4	0.0–2.0
Level of fatigue at baseline	1.8 ± 1.3	0.0–5.5
Affect
Anxiety (HADS-Anxiety)	2.4 ± 0.5	0.9–3.0
Depression (HADS-Depression)	2.7 ± 0.3	1.9–3.0
Personality characteristics
Neuroticism (EPQ-RSS)	3.2 ± 2.5	0–11.0
Attention to bodily sensations
Attentional focus on itch	2.2 ± 1.9	0–6.5
Attentional focus on pain	3.3 ± 2.4	0–8.0
BVS	2.8 ± 1.5	0.2–6.8
BSQ	2.0 ± 0.5	1.3–3.3
PVAQ-A	24.2 ± 9.5	4–45
Catastrophizing
PCS-A	7.5 ± 6.4	0–29
Fear of pain
FPQ-III	63.3 ± 15.9	36–101
Attentional disengagement from
Itch	4.3 ± 1.0	1–5
Pain	4.0 ± 0.9	1–5

HADS: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (theoretical range 0–21 per subscale); EPQ-RSS: Eysenck Personality Questionnaire revised short scale (theoretical range 0–12 neuroticism subscale); Single items assessing attentional focusing on itch and pain (theoretical range 0–10); BVS: Body Vigilance Scale (theoretical range 0–10); BSQ: Body Sensations Questionnaire (theoretical range 1–5); PVAQ-A: Pain Vigilance and Awareness Scale, adjusted for physical sensations (theoretical range 0–80); PCS-A: Pain Catastrophizing Scale, adjusted for physical sensations (theoretical range 0–52); FPQ: Fear of pain questionnaire (theoretical range 30–150); single items about attentional disengagement (theoretical range 1–5).