Lifelines participants were asked questions from the Patient Oriented Eczema Measure as part of the additional questionnaire SKIQ (section: Diseases & symptoms). The POEM is a tool used for monitoring atopic eczema severity. It focuses on the illness as experienced by the patient.
| Label English | Label Dutch | Code | Variable | Assessment | Age |
| do you currently have eczema, that has been present for at least 1 week? | hebt u op dit moment eczeem, dat minimaal 1 week aanwezig is? | poem_screening_adu_q_01 | ecz08 | SKIQ | 18+ |
| over the last week, on how many days has your skin been itchy because of your eczema? | op hoeveel dagen in de vorige week had u jeuk aan uw huid vanwege uw eczeem? | poem_measure_adu_q_01 | ecz09 | SKIQ | 18+ |
| over the last week, on how many nights has your sleep been disturbed because of your eczema? | in hoeveel nachten in de vorige week werd uw slaap verstoord vanwege uw eczeem? | poem_measure_adu_q_02 | ecz10 | SKIQ | 18+ |
| over the last week, on how many days has your skin been bleeding because of your eczema? | op hoeveel dagen in de vorige week heeft uw huid gebloed vanwege uw eczeem? | poem_measure_adu_q_03 | ecz11 | SKIQ | 18+ |
| over the last week, on how many days has your skin been weeping or oozing clear fluid because of your eczema? | op hoeveel dagen in de vorige week heeft uw huid helder vocht verloren of afgescheiden vanwege uw eczeem? | poem_measure_adu_q_04 | ecz12 | SKIQ | 18+ |
| over the last week, on how many days has your skin been cracked because of your eczema? | op hoeveel dagen in de vorige week heeft uw huid barstjes vertoond vanwege uw eczeem? | poem_measure_adu_q_05 | ecz13 | SKIQ | 18+ |
| over the last week, on how many days has your skin been flaking off because of your eczema? | op hoeveel dagen in de vorige week is uw huid schilferig geweest vanwege uw eczeem? | poem_measure_adu_q_06 | ecz14 | SKIQ | 18+ |
| over the last week, on how many days has your skin felt dry or rough because of your eczema? | op hoeveel dagen in de vorige week heeft uw huid droog of ruw droog of ruw aangevoeld vanwege uw eczeem? | poem_measure_adu_q_07 | ecz15 | SKIQ | 18+ |