Evaluation of a parental questionnaire to identify atopic dermatitis in infants and preschool childrenShow others and affiliations
2012 (English)In: Journal of Allergy, ISSN 1687-9783, E-ISSN 1687-9791, Vol. 2012, article id 945617
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Abstract [en]
Aim: To develop and validate a questionnaire for detecting atopic dermatitis in infants and small children from the age of 2 months.
Methods: Parents to 60 children answered a written questionnaire prior to a physical examination and individual semistructured interview. Qualitative and quantitative analyses of validity, sensitivity, specificity, and predictive values of the questionnaire were performed.
Results: A total of 27 girls and 33 boys, aged 2 to 71 months, 35 with and 25 without physician-diagnosed eczema, participated. Validation of the questionnaire by comparisons with physicians' diagnoses showed a sensitivity of 0.91 (95% CI 0.77-0.98) and a specificity of 1 (95% CI 0.86-1).
Conclusions: Three questions in a parental questionnaire were sufficient for diagnosing eczema in infants and small children.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
New York, USA: Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2012. Vol. 2012, article id 945617
National Category
Clinical Medicine Respiratory Medicine and Allergy
Research subject
Medicine
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-27437DOI: 10.1155/2012/945617PubMedID: 22500189OAI: oai:DiVA.org:oru-27437DiVA, id: diva2:603726
2013-02-062013-02-062024-01-03Bibliographically approved