Development and Validation of the Visual Medical Scale to Evaluate Nail Psoriasis Severity (ViSENPsO®)

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Nail psoriasis affects 80%-90% of psoriasis patients, significantly impairing their quality of life and necessitating improved assessment tools.
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The ViSENPsO scale was developed as a standardized, user-friendly tool to enhance consistency and reliability in nail psoriasis severity assessment.
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Existing tools like the Nail Psoriasis Severity Index are time-consuming and lack precision, leading to inconsistent interrater reliability.
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The study involved qualitative interviews with dermatologists and patients to refine the ViSENPsO's content validity and usability.
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Further psychometric validation of the ViSENPsO in larger, diverse populations is needed to confirm its applicability in clinical trials.

Dermatology And Therapy

by Adilson DaCosta, Cláudio de Lélis Filgueiras de Souza, Renan Minotto, Selam Shah, Olga Moshkovich, James P. Stansbury, Siu-Long Yao
April 30, 2026

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