ArticleAllergy, asthma & immunology research2019
Adaptation and Validation of the Korean Version of the Urticaria Control Test and Its Correlation With Salivary Cortisone.
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- Salivary Immune and Endocrine Biomarkers in Skin and Mucocutaneous Diseases.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2026Review
- Association Between Proinflammatory Cytokines IL-6 and TNF-Alpha, Psychological Stress and Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria Severity.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Validity, reliability, and sensitivity to change of the traditional Chinese Urticaria Control Test (UCT) in Hong Kong.The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. Global · 2024Article
- Efficacy of Second-Line Treatments in Chronic Urticaria Refractory to Standard Dose Antihistamines.Allergy, asthma & immunology research · 2023Article
- Chronic spontaneous urticaria activity, impact and control as well as their changes are strongly linked, and these links are not affected by angioedema or comorbid inducible urticaria - Results from the validation of the Polish Urticaria Control Test.The World Allergy Organization journal · 2022Article
- Abnormal Plasma Levels of Steroids and Their Ratios in Patients With Prurigo Nodularis: A Pilot Study.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Article
- Health-Related Utility of EQ-5D in Korean Adults With Chronic Urticaria: Mapping From Urticaria Outcome Measures.Allergy, asthma & immunology research · 2020Article
- The KAAACI/KDA Evidence-Based Practice Guidelines for Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria in Korean Adults and Children: Part 1. Definition, Methodology and First-line Management.Allergy, asthma & immunology research · 2020Review
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Abstract
purposeFrequent changes in chronic urticaria (CU) activity over time can cause psychological stress, which also serves as a trigger of CU. To measure the control status of CU, the Urticaria Control Test (UCT) was developed in Germany. This study aimed to investigate the validity, reliability and responsiveness to changes in CU for the Korean version of the UCT (K-UCT) and its relation with salivary cortisol and cortisone levels.
methodsLinguistic adaptation of the UCT into Korean was conducted. A total of 96 CU patients were enrolled, and 80 of them completed the study. The K-UCT and other outcome scores for CU were measured and repeated after 4 weeks of treatment. Control status was classified by physicians into well-controlled, partly-controlled, and uncontrolled CU. Salivary cortisol and cortisone were measured by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry.
resultsExcellent internal consistency and intra-class reliability were obtained. Strong correlations between the K-UCT and disease severity, reflected in the Urticaria Activity Score (UAS)/global assessment of urticaria control by physicians/patient assessment of symptom severity/CU-specific quality of life were noted. K-UCT scores ≥12 were found to be optimal for determining well-controlled CU (sensitivity, 75.0%; specificity, 758%; area under the curve, 0.824). Perceived stress scale scores were significantly correlated with the UAS and the K-UCT. Salivary cortisone levels were significantly correlated with K-UCT (
conclusionsThis study demonstrated that the K-UCT can be a valid instrument with which to gauge CU control status in Korean patients. Further studies are needed to validate salivary cortisone as a biomarker for CU control.
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