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. 2023 Apr 12;7(3):153-162.
doi: 10.1002/ped4.12374. eCollection 2023 Sep.

Development and validation of the atopic dermatitis and infant skincare knowledge, attitude, and practice (ADISKAP 1.0) scale

Xiaoyan Sun  1 , Mutong Zhao  1 , Qiong Wu  1 , Jing Tian  1 , Chunping Shen  1 , Yuan Liang  1 , Shan Wang  1 , Lei Jiao  1 , Yang Wang  1 , Mingyi Liu  2 , Lin Ma  1 , Xiuhua Ma  2
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Development and validation of the atopic dermatitis and infant skincare knowledge, attitude, and practice (ADISKAP 1.0) scale

Xiaoyan Sun et al. Pediatr Investig. .

Abstract

Importance: Preserving skin health is crucial for atopic dermatitis control as well as for the thriving of children. However, a well-developed and validated tool that measures the knowledge, attitude, and practice of skin care is lacking.

Objective: To develop and validate the atopic dermatitis and infant skincare knowledge, attitude, and practice (ADISKAP 1.0) scale that measures parental health literacy on atopic dermatitis and skin care.

Methods: We conducted a review of the literature, a focus group (two dermatologists and 12 parents), and a panel discussion in order to generate the ADISKAP prototype. Two samples of parents with knowingly superior (dermatologists, n = 59) and inferior (general population, n = 395) knowledge traits participated in the validation of ADISKAP. Cronbach's alpha was reported as a measure of internal consistency, and the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) was calculated to assess the test-retest validity. The known-groups technique was used to evaluate construct validity.

Results: The ADISKAP scale contained 17 items after content and face validity validation. After removing items that displayed poor test-retest reliability (n = 4) and construct validity (n = 3), 12 items were retained in the ADISKAP 1.0.

Interpretation: ADISKAP 1.0 is a reliable and valid tool for assessing parental knowledge, attitude, and practice on infantile atopic dermatitis and skin care.

Keywords: Atopic dermatitis; Attitude; Health literacy; Knowledge; Practice; Scale; Skin care.

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Conflict of interest statement

Dr. Lin Ma is a member of Pediatric Investigation editorial board.

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The flow of scale development and validation. ADISKAP, atopic dermatitis and infant skincare knowledge, attitude, and practice.
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Heatmap of the knowledge, attitude, and practice traits of parents. The columns of the heatmap are ordered by groups.
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