Development and validation of the atopic dermatitis and infant skincare knowledge, attitude, and practice (ADISKAP 1.0) scale.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Preserving skin health is crucial for atopic dermatitis control as well as for the thriving of children. However, a well-developed and validated tool that measures the knowledge, attitude, and practice of skin care is lacking.

Objective

To develop and validate the atopic dermatitis and infant skincare knowledge, attitude, and practice (ADISKAP 1.0) scale that measures parental health literacy on atopic dermatitis and skin care.

Methods

We conducted a review of the literature, a focus group (two dermatologists and 12 parents), and a panel discussion in order to generate the ADISKAP prototype. Two samples of parents with knowingly superior (dermatologists, n = 59) and inferior (general population, n = 395) knowledge traits participated in the va

SUBMITTER: Sun X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10509389 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature