Development and validation of school-based asthma and allergy screening questionnaires in a 4-city study

Redline, Susan; Gruchalla, Rebecca S.; Wolf, Raoul L.; Yawn, Barbara P.; Cartar, Lydia; Gan, Victor C.; Nelson, Patricia; Wollan, Peter C.

doi:10.1016/s1081-1206(10)61445-7

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“…Similar results have been obtained by the same authors in children 7–13 years of age [22]. The Easy Breathing Survey, in its validation study performed in children 0–17 years old (including 40% of 0- to 4-year-olds), found a sensitivity of 73% (newly diagnosed) or 82% (previously diagnosed) and a specificity of 83% for the question about wheezing based on the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (IUATLD) [23].…”

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confidence: 91%

The International Study of Wheezing in Infants: Questionnaire Validation

Mallol

García‐Marcos

Aguirre

et al. 2007

Int Arch Allergy Immunol

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Background: There are no internationally validated questionnaires to investigate the prevalence of infant wheezing. This study was undertaken to validate a questionnaire for the International Study on the Prevalence of Wheezing in Infants (Estudio Internacional de Sibilancias en Lactantes, EISL). Material and Methods: Construct and criterion validity were tested for the question ‘Has your baby had wheezing or whistling in the chest during his/her first 12 months of life?’. Construct validity (i.e. the ability of parents and doctors to refer to the same symptoms with the same words) was tested in a sample of 50 wheezing and 50 non-wheezy infants 12–15 months of age in each of 10 centres from 6 different Spanish- or Portuguese-speaking countries. Criterion validity (i.e. the ability of parents to correctly detect the symptom in the general population) was evaluated in 2 samples (Santiago, Chile and Cartagena, Spain) of 50 wheezing and 50 non-wheezing infants (according to parents) of the same age, randomly selected from the general population, who were later blindly diagnosed by a paediatric pulmonologist. Results: Construct validity was very high (ĸ test: 0.98–1) in all centres. According to Youden’s index, criterion validity was good both in Cartagena (75.5%) and in Santiago (67.0%). Adding questions about asthma medication did not improve diagnosis accuracy. Conclusions: The EISL questionnaire significantly distinguished wheezy infants from healthy ones. This questionnaire has a strong validity and can be employed in large international multicentre studies on wheezing during infancy.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

The International Study of Wheezing in Infants: Questionnaire Validation

Mallol

García‐Marcos

Aguirre

et al. 2007

Int Arch Allergy Immunol

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“…Pre designed validated questionnaire 4 containing various questions pertaining to asthma and allergic rhinitis were distributed. Students and parents were explained by researcher in detail regarding the questions and how to fill the questionnaire.…”

Section: Questionnairementioning

confidence: 99%

Allergic Rhinitis and Bronchial Asthma Comorbidity: A Cross Sectional Questionnaire Study in Children (6-18 Years) of Urban and Rural Jaipur (India)

Dara¹

2017

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“…Respondents filled out a Dutch translation of the student questionnaire of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) [21]. Respondents were asked to indicate on a 3-point scale (never, sometimes, a lot) how often they suffered from seven symptoms (e.g., "I wake up at night because I have trouble breathing").…”

Section: Asthma Measuresmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…For each symptom, the responses "sometimes" and "a lot" were recoded as "1," the response "never" was recoded as "0," and scores were added. A score of three or more was an indication of asthma [21].…”

Section: Asthma Measuresmentioning

confidence: 99%