Validation of a Questionnaire to Assess the Perception of Women with Atopic Dermatitis in Family Planning

Sara Alcantara-Luna, Ricardo Ruiz-Villaverde, Javier Domínguez-Cruz, Manuel Galán-Gutiérrez, Francisco Navarro-Triviño, Jose-Juan Pereyra-Rodriguez () and Jose-Carlos Armario-Hita
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Sara Alcantara-Luna: Dermatology Department, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Avda. Manuel Siurot s/n, 41013 Sevilla, Spain
Ricardo Ruiz-Villaverde: Dermatology Department, Hospital Universitario San Cecilio, Avda. del Conocimiento s/n, 18016 Granda, Spain
Javier Domínguez-Cruz: Dermatology Department, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Avda. Manuel Siurot s/n, 41013 Sevilla, Spain
Manuel Galán-Gutiérrez: Dermatology Department, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Avda. Menéndez Pidal s/n, 14004 Córdoba, Spain
Francisco Navarro-Triviño: Dermatology Department, Hospital Universitario San Cecilio, Avda. del Conocimiento s/n, 18016 Granda, Spain
Jose-Juan Pereyra-Rodriguez: Dermatology Department, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Avda. Manuel Siurot s/n, 41013 Sevilla, Spain
Jose-Carlos Armario-Hita: Dermatology Department, Hospital Universitario de Puerto Real, Calle Romería, 7, 11510 Puerto Real, Spain

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 17, 1-11

Abstract: Introduction: Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a highly frequent chronic inflammatory skin disease. It is important to know how women with AD approach family planning together with their disease. The aim of the present research is to develop and validate a questionnaire for women diagnosed with AD in order to measure their level of desire and gestational information. Materials and Methods: A multicenter cross-sectional study was conducted. Women between 18 and 45 years old with mild, moderate, and severe forms of the disease were included and disease-free controls. An exploratory factorial analysis of the primary components and varimax rotation was used to measure the validity of the construct. Cronbach’s α was used to measure the reliability of the individual scales and the global questionnaire. Results: In total, 150 valid questionnaires were included. The final questionnaire consisted of 23 items that converged on six factors. The six scales had adequate reliability: “Pregnancy” (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.95), “Conception” (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.93), “Concern-information” (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.82), “Breastfeeding” (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.81), “Sexual life” (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.79), and “Family planning” (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.67). The total Cronbach’s alpha of the questionnaire was 0.94. Discussion: This questionnaire is the first specific measurement instrument developed for women with AD of childbearing age that has demonstrated adequate levels of reliability and construct validity. We consider it useful and valuable to study aspects such as family planning in this patient profile, and that can influence their decision to have offspring.

Keywords: atopic dermatitis; gender; pregnancy; family planning; sexuality (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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