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The itch group consisted of \u201citch\u201d and \u201cpruritus.\u201d The prurigo group consisted of \u201cprurigo,\u201d \u201cprurigo nodularis,\u201d and \u201cchronic prurigo\u201d. Then, a search of the terms in each language was queried in the Google search engine in the private mode of the Internet browser. The first 50 results generated were assessed for suitability. Patient education was the primary objective of the materials provided, with no barriers or advertisements included. In cases where the terms yielded identical outcomes, any duplicated materials were omitted from the analysis. When translating search terms within a group led to just one shared transcription, the results were attributed to the search term with the most similar syntax. The Lix score was utilized to assess readability.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>314 articles in English, German, Italian, French, and Spanish were evaluated. 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