| Extremely severe | scored 4 |
| Severe | scored 3 |
| Average | scored 2 |
| Fairly good | scored 1 |
| None | scored 0 |
| Maximum score is 4 |
| All the time | scored 3 |
| A lot | scored 2 |
| A little | scored 1 |
| None | scored 0 |
| Always crying etc. | scored 3 |
| Very fretful | scored 2 |
| Slightly fretful | scored 1 |
| Happy | scored 0 |
| More than 2 hrs | scored 3 |
| 1-2 hrs | scored 2 |
| 15 mins-1hr | scored 1 |
| 0-15 mins | scored 0 |
| 5hrs or more | scored 3 |
| 3-4 hours | scored 2 |
| 1-2 hours | scored 1 |
| Less than 1 hour | scored 0 |
| Very much | scored 3 |
| A lot | scored 2 |
| A little | scored 1 |
| Not at all / none | scored 0 |
The IDQOL is calculated by summing the score of each question resulting in a maximum of 30 and a minimum of 0. The higher the score the more quality of life is impaired. The severity of eczema is scored separately and can be correlated with the IDQOL.
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