Development and preliminary validation of a new screening questionnaire for identifying atopic children

Sacchetti, Marta; Baiardini, Ilaria; Chini, L; Moschese, Viviana

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“…In this study, we performed a school screening program aimed at identifying the presence of symptoms of allergic diseases in children aged 5‐8 years. We administered the ChAt questionnaire, a simple 10‐item questionnaire for parent self‐administration that allows to investigate the presence of symptoms of the most frequent allergic conditions affecting children . The allergic screening was associated with a visual acuity screening and parents received at home from school the informed consent for the allergic and vision screening, the ChAt questionnaire, and a demographic chart to be filled and returned (in a sealed envelope that we provided) to the teachers.…”

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“…(Table ) Each item may be answered Yes or No, and a score No = 0 and Yes = 1 is assigned to each of the 10 items. A total score ranging between 0 and 10 is then calculated . A ChAt questionnaire total score >2 has been showed to be the best cut‐off for the identification of allergic population with values of sensitivity of 92% and specificity of 90% .…”

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“…A total score ranging between 0 and 10 is then calculated . A ChAt questionnaire total score >2 has been showed to be the best cut‐off for the identification of allergic population with values of sensitivity of 92% and specificity of 90% . Therefore, in this study, children with ChAt questionnaire total score >2 were included for further allergological evaluations.…”

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“…[9][10][11][12] We recently developed a simple and easy-to-use, 10-item allergic screening questionnaire, the ChAt screening questionnaire for parents' self-administration, which explores the presence of symptoms of all the main allergic conditions affecting children including AC, AR, asthma, atopic dermatitis, food allergy, and anaphylaxis. 13 Validation analysis of the ChAt questionnaire showed good validity and internal consistency. In addition, we demonstrated that a ChAt questionnaire total score >2 was able to identify children with allergic diseases with sensitivity of 92% and specificity of 90%.…”

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“…Validation analysis of the ChAt questionnaire showed good validity and internal consistency. In addition, we demonstrated that a ChAt questionnaire total score >2 was able to identify children with allergic diseases with sensitivity of 92% and specificity of 90% . The aim of the present study was to perform a screening program using the ChAt questionnaire to early detect allergic conditions among children aged 5‐8 years living in Rome, Italy.…”

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Allergy screening in a schoolchildren‐based population

Sacchetti

Règine²,

Mantelli

et al. 2019

Pediatric Allergy Immunology

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Background Schoolchildren screening for allergic diseases may improve early identification and management of atopic children. The aim of this study was to perform a schoolchildren screening program for identification of children with allergic diseases. Methods All parents of children attending to 13 primary schools in the city of Rome were requested to fill in a demographic data form and the ChAt questionnaire. Allergological evaluation was performed in the children with suspect of allergy (ChAt score > 2). Ocular examination was performed to identify signs of allergic conjunctivitis. The presence of allergic symptoms was related to demographic and environmental variables. Results A total of 2667 children (mean age: 7.1 ± 1 years) were included, and 2489 (93.3%) parents completed the ChAt questionnaire. Results of ChAt questionnaire showed a previous diagnosis of allergic disease in 637 (25.6%) children and the potential presence of an allergic disease (ChAt score > 2) in 35.1%. Multivariate analysis showed that older age, male gender, and having less than two siblings were associated with higher risk of allergic disease. Visual screening showed the presence of clinical signs of allergic conjunctivitis in 2% of children. Allergologic evaluation in 334 children confirmed the diagnosis of allergic disease in 324 (97%) cases. Among them, 97 (29.9%) did not refer to a previous formal diagnosis of allergic condition. Conclusions This study confirmed that schoolchildren screening using ChAt questionnaire could represent a useful tool for early identification of yet undiagnosed atopic children.

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Development and validation of a health practitioner survey on ocular allergy

Mikhail,

Mohebbi,

Gokhale

et al. 2024

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Survey studies have played a significant role in understanding the gaps in the knowledge and practices of health practitioners. However, there have been no such survey studies on Ocular Allergy (OA). Thus, the purpose of this study was to develop and validate a survey on OA to better understand the gaps in the diagnostic, treatment, and collaborative care approaches of health practitioners in OA. The survey is titled “Survey on Ocular Allergy for Health Practitioners (SOAHP)”. SOAHP was developed in a five-stage process. First, item extraction via the use of a literature review, second, face and content validity, third, a pilot study, fourth, test–retest reliability, and fifth, finalisation of the survey. 65 items under 6 domains were initially generated in the item extraction phase. Content validity was conducted on 15 experts in the field. This was conducted twice to reach consensus whereby items and domains were added, edited, kept, or removed, resulting in 50 items under 7 domains. The pilot study was conducted on 15 participants from the five relevant health practitioner fields (Allergists/Immunologists, General Practitioners (GPs), Ophthalmologists, Optometrists and Pharmacists). This altered the survey further to 40 items under 7 domains. Test–retest reliability was conducted on 25 participants from the five health practitioner fields. Reliability was moderate to almost perfect for most (97%) investigated items. The finalised survey was 40 items under 7 domains. SOAHP is the first survey created to assess diagnostic, treatment and collaborative care approaches of Allergists/Immunologists, GPs, Ophthalmologists, Optometrists and Pharmacists on OA. SOAHP will be a useful tool in clinical research on OA.

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Factors affecting the occurrence of otitis media with effusion in preschool and elementary school children: a comparative cross-sectional study

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ObjectiveIdentify the risk factors for otitis media with effusion (OME), especially laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR), adenoid hypertrophy and allergic rhinitis, that could be used to develop prevention strategies in children.DesignA comparative cross-sectional study was conducted to make sure the adequacy of proportions of OME and non-OME cases in finding the related factors.SettingHistory taking, ear/nose/throat (ENT) examination, and tympanometry were performed in preschool and elementary schools. Flexible fibreoptic nasopharyngolaryngoscopy was performed in a bronchoesophagology outpatient clinic in a tertiary referral hospital in Jakarta, Indonesia.ParticipantsPreschool and elementary children in East Jakarta, Indonesia were recruited for this study. A total of 2016 participants underwent history taking, ENT examination and tympanometry. The case group was 46 children with OME, and the control group was 46 children without OME. The number of subjects fulfilled the minimum sample size for two proportions comparison.Main outcome measuresA type B tympanogram indicated OME. A Reflux Finding Score of more than 7 indicated LPR. Adenoid hypertrophy was diagnosed using flexible fibreoptic nasopharyngolaryngoscopy. Allergic rhinitis was diagnosed using a questionnaire based on the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood phase III that has been validated for Indonesians.ResultsThe proportion of LPR in the OME group was significantly higher than in the non-OME group, at 78.3% and 52.2%. The probability of OME occurrence in patients with LPR was 3.3 times higher than in patients without LPR (OR 3.3; 95% CI 1.33 to 8.189; p=0.01). There was no significant relationship between adenoid hypertrophy and OME (p=0.211; 95% CI 0.71 to 3.97), and also between allergic rhinitis and OME (p=0.463; 95% CI 0.61 to 4.28).ConclusionThe probability of OME occurrence in patients with LPR was 3.3 times higher than in patients without LPR. LPR should be considered in patients with OME and vice versa.

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Development and preliminary validation of a new screening questionnaire for identifying atopic children

Cited by 6 publications

References 26 publications

Allergy screening in a schoolchildren‐based population

Allergy screening in a schoolchildren‐based population

Development and validation of a health practitioner survey on ocular allergy

Factors affecting the occurrence of otitis media with effusion in preschool and elementary school children: a comparative cross-sectional study

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