Open AccessP69 ‐ Development and evaluation of CARATKids, Control of Allergic Rhinitis and Asthma Test for children
Author(s) -
Linhares Daniela,
Fonseca Almeida João,
Borrego Miguel Luís,
MoraisAlmeida Mário
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
clinical and translational allergy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.979
H-Index - 37
ISSN - 2045-7022
DOI - 10.1186/2045-7022-4-s1-p124
Subject(s) - medicine , asthma , test (biology) , logistic regression , pediatrics , multicenter study , family medicine , reliability (semiconductor) , physical therapy , randomized controlled trial , paleontology , biology , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics
Evaluation Prospective multicenter validation study. In a 2 visits program scheduled 3-5 weeks apart, questionnaires (including cACT) and VAS were filled by children with ARA and their caregivers. Physicians blinded for questionnaire results assessed children’s ARA status. Logistic regression and reliability analysis were used to select the questions to be included in CARATKids final version; and discriminative properties, reliability and validity were evaluated. Results Development A 17-item preliminary version with dichotomous (Yes/ No) answer format accompanied by illustrative drawings was produced.