POEM (Patient-Oriented Eczema Measure)
POEM (Charman 2004): seven symptom items each scored 0–4 by days affected in the past week give a 0–28 patient-oriented eczema-measure score (clear to very severe).
Open the calculator → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.
Example
- Itch
- 3
- Sleep disturbance
- 2
- Bleeding
- 0
- Weeping / oozing
- 0
- Cracking
- 0
- Flaking
- 2
- Dryness / roughness
- 4
Result: POEM 11 / 28 — moderate (8-16).
The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.
What the result means
- 0-7
- Clear/almost clear (0-2) or mild (3-7).
- 8-24
- Moderate (8-16) or severe (17-24).
- 25-28
- Very severe. 7 symptom items each 0-4. A patient-reported measure, not a treatment order.
What you enter
- Itch (0–4)
- Sleep disturbance (0–4)
- Bleeding (0–4)
- Weeping / oozing (0–4)
- Cracking (0–4)
- Flaking (0–4)
- Dryness / roughness (0–4)
How this is calculated
Charman CR, Venn AJ, Williams HC. The Patient-Oriented Eczema Measure: development and initial validation. Arch Dermatol. 2004;140(12):1513-1519. Read the source ↗
A reference and educational tool. Not medical, legal, or financial advice, and not a substitute for clinician judgment.