Development and validation of a Delphi consensus-based questionnaire for the multidisciplinary management of type 2 inflammation-related diseases.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to validate a 15-item screening questionnaire for the early detection of coexisting type 2 (T2) inflammatory diseases, such as asthma, atopic dermatitis, and chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP), among others.

Methods

The questionnaire, designed through expert consensus by a scientific committee, underwent Delphi methodology for validation. A multidisciplinary panel of 19 clinicians from different specialties reviewed the questionnaire for clinical relevance, while 39 patients from different regions of Spain evaluated its comprehensibility.

Results

The clinician panel reached a consensus on the relevance of 13 out of 15 items in the first round and agreed that a single positive response was sufficient to justify referral to the

SUBMITTER: Ortiz de Frutos FJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12003428 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature