Development of the Chicago Food Allergy Research Surveys: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs of parents, physicians, and the general public
Development of the Chicago Food Allergy Research Surveys: assessing knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs of parents, physicians, and the general public
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DOI：
10.1186/1472-6963-9-142
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发表时间：
2009-08-07
影响因子：
2.8
通讯作者：
Holl, Jane
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作者：
Gupta, Ruchi S.;Kim, Jennifer S.;Holl, Jane
背景资料：食物过敏儿童的父母，初级保健医生和公众成员在食物过敏儿童的健康和福祉中发挥着关键作用，尽管他们对食物过敏的知识和看法知之甚少。本文的目的是详细介绍芝加哥食物过敏研究调查的发展，以评估这三个population.Methods之间的食物过敏的知识，态度和信念：从2006年至2008年，食物过敏儿童的父母，儿科医生，家庭医生和成年成员的一般公众被招募，以协助调查的发展。初步分析包括文献综述，创建初始内容域，专家小组审查和焦点小组。调查验证包括创建初始调查项目，专家小组评级，认知访谈，可靠性测试，项目减少，最终验证。结果：召集了9名专家监督调查的开展。举行了六个重点小组会议：2/调查人群，4-9名参与者/组;通过不断的比较方法审查成绩单，以确定新出现的主题并为项目创建提供信息。每个群体至少招募220名参与者，以评估每个调查项目的相关性、可靠性和实用性，具体如下：认知访谈，10名参与者;可靠性测试>= 10;项目缩减>= 50;最终验证，150名受访者。芝加哥食物过敏研究调查提供了有效的工具，以评估三个不同人群的食物过敏知识和看法：42项父工具、50项医生工具和35项一般公共工具。以前没有这样的工具。
Background: Parents of children with food allergy, primary care physicians, and members of the general public play a critical role in the health and well-being of food-allergic children, though little is known about their knowledge and perceptions of food allergy. The purpose of this paper is to detail the development of the Chicago Food Allergy Research Surveys to assess food allergy knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs among these three populations.Methods: From 2006-2008, parents of food-allergic children, pediatricians, family physicians, and adult members of the general public were recruited to assist in survey development. Preliminary analysis included literature review, creation of initial content domains, expert panel review, and focus groups. Survey validation included creation of initial survey items, expert panel ratings, cognitive interviews, reliability testing, item reduction, and final validation. National administration of the surveys is ongoing.Results: Nine experts were assembled to oversee survey development. Six focus groups were held: 2/survey population, 4-9 participants/group; transcripts were reviewed via constant comparative methods to identify emerging themes and inform item creation. At least 220 participants per population were recruited to assess the relevance, reliability, and utility of each survey item as follows: cognitive interviews, 10 participants; reliability testing >= 10; item reduction >= 50; and final validation, 150 respondents.Conclusion: The Chicago Food Allergy Research surveys offer validated tools to assess food allergy knowledge and perceptions among three distinct populations: a 42 item parent tool, a 50 item physician tool, and a 35 item general public tool. No such tools were previously available.