Author/Authors :
Mohammadi, Saman Department of Dermatology - Afzalipour Hospital - Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Iran , Farajzadeh, Saeedeh Leishmaniasis Research Center - Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Iran , Safizadeh, Hossein Social Determinants of Health Research Center - Institute for Futures Studies in Health - Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran , Khalili, Maryam Department of Dermatology - Afzalipour Hospital - Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Iran , Aflatoonian, Mahin Department of Dermatology - Afzalipour Hospital - Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Iran , Amiri, Rezvan Department of Dermatology - Afzalipour Hospital - Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Iran , Mohammadrezakhani, Elham Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Abstract :
Background: Atopic dermatitis is the most common inflammatory
skin disease in children. Severe itching may lead to an impaired
quality of life in the patients. In this study, we evaluated the
validity and reliability of Persian version of a questionnaire
regarding the infants’ dermatitis quality of life in children
suffering from atopic dermatitis.
Methods: When the original authors approved of the Persian
version of the questionnaire, the parents completed the
questionnaire for their 98 children with atopic dermatitis aged
less than four years. We analyzed the data by SPSS 16. Cronbach’s
alpha and inter-item and calculated the correlations to evaluate
the reliability and validity via Kaiser criterion and scree plot.
Results: The calculated mean score of questionnaire was 9.65±5.41.
The first (itching and scratching) and eight questions (treatment
problems) obtained the highest and lowest scores, respectively.
There was a strong, positive correlation between the severity of
the disease and the quality of life score in the patients. Cronbach’s
alpha was calculated as 0.88 which is a sign of good internal
consistency of the items. The inter-item correlative coefficients
varied between -0.004 to 0.87. We used Kaiser’s criterion and scree
plot to evaluate the validity and achieve a two-factor solution.
Conclusion: Persian version of infants’ dermatitis quality of life
index questionnaire was valid and reliable.
Keywords :
quality of Life Index , dermatitis , Persian , reliability , validity