Background: Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) is a validated tool to assess control in allergic rhinitis patients. Objective: The aim of this study was to validate the use of VAS in the MASKrhinitis (MACVIA-ARIA Sentinel NetworK for allergic rhinitis) app (Allergy Diary) on smartphones screens to evaluate allergic rhinitis symptoms and disease control. Methods: Each user filled 4 different VAS measuring overall, nasal, ocular, and asthma symptoms at least once. Following COSMIN guidelines, we evaluated internal consistency, (Cronbach’s alpha coefficient and test-retest), reliability (intraclass correlation coefficients), sensitivity, and acceptability of the MASK-Rhinitis VAS. Results: Between 1 August 2015 and 31 July 2016, the app was used 14 612 times in 15 countries. A total of 1225 users used it more than once, during the evaluated period. The tool resulted to be statistically satisfactory, showing excellent internal consistency (Cronbach’s test > 0.84, test-retest > 0.7), reliability (>0.9), and acceptability. In addition, the tool had a good sensitivity when users (n = 521) answered the VAS twice in less than 3 hours. Conclusions and Clinical Relevance: The MASK-rhinitis VAS is a reliable and valid tool to assess allergic control on smartphone screens, at the population level

Validation of the MASK-rhinitis visual analogue scale on smartphone screens to assess allergic rhinitis control / Caimmi, D., Baiz, N., Tanno, L.K., Demoly, P., Arnavielhe, S., Murray, R., Bedbrook, A., Bergmann, K.C., De Vries, G., Fokkens, W.J., Fonseca, J., Haahtela, T., Keil, T., Kuna, P., Mullol, J., Papadopoulos, N., Passalacqua, G., Samolinski, B., Tomazic, P.V., Valiulis, A., et al.. - In: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ALLERGY. - ISSN 0954-7894. - 47:12(2017), pp. 1526-1533. [10.1111/cea.13025]

Validation of the MASK-rhinitis visual analogue scale on smartphone screens to assess allergic rhinitis control

Illario, M.;Menditto, E.;
2017

Abstract

Background: Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) is a validated tool to assess control in allergic rhinitis patients. Objective: The aim of this study was to validate the use of VAS in the MASKrhinitis (MACVIA-ARIA Sentinel NetworK for allergic rhinitis) app (Allergy Diary) on smartphones screens to evaluate allergic rhinitis symptoms and disease control. Methods: Each user filled 4 different VAS measuring overall, nasal, ocular, and asthma symptoms at least once. Following COSMIN guidelines, we evaluated internal consistency, (Cronbach’s alpha coefficient and test-retest), reliability (intraclass correlation coefficients), sensitivity, and acceptability of the MASK-Rhinitis VAS. Results: Between 1 August 2015 and 31 July 2016, the app was used 14 612 times in 15 countries. A total of 1225 users used it more than once, during the evaluated period. The tool resulted to be statistically satisfactory, showing excellent internal consistency (Cronbach’s test > 0.84, test-retest > 0.7), reliability (>0.9), and acceptability. In addition, the tool had a good sensitivity when users (n = 521) answered the VAS twice in less than 3 hours. Conclusions and Clinical Relevance: The MASK-rhinitis VAS is a reliable and valid tool to assess allergic control on smartphone screens, at the population level
2017
Validation of the MASK-rhinitis visual analogue scale on smartphone screens to assess allergic rhinitis control / Caimmi, D., Baiz, N., Tanno, L.K., Demoly, P., Arnavielhe, S., Murray, R., Bedbrook, A., Bergmann, K.C., De Vries, G., Fokkens, W.J., Fonseca, J., Haahtela, T., Keil, T., Kuna, P., Mullol, J., Papadopoulos, N., Passalacqua, G., Samolinski, B., Tomazic, P.V., Valiulis, A., et al.. - In: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ALLERGY. - ISSN 0954-7894. - 47:12(2017), pp. 1526-1533. [10.1111/cea.13025]
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