Validation of the MASK-rhinitis visual analogue scale on smartphone screens to assess allergic rhinitis control
D. Caimmi
(1, 2)
,
N. Baiz
(2)
,
L.K. Tanno
(1)
,
P. Demoly
(1, 2)
,
S. Arnavielhe
(3)
,
R. Murray
,
A. Bedbrook
(4)
,
K. C. Bergmann
(5, 6)
,
G. de Vries
,
W.J. Fokkens
(7)
,
J. M. Fonseca
(8, 9)
,
T. Haahtela
(10)
,
T. Keil
(5, 11)
,
P. Kuna
(12)
,
J. Mullol
(13)
,
N. Papadopoulos
(14, 15)
,
G. Passalacqua
(16)
,
B. Samolinski
(17)
,
P. V. Tomazic
(18)
,
A. Valiulis
(19, 20)
,
M. van Eerd
,
M. Wickman
(21)
,
Isabella Annesi-Maesano
(2)
,
Jean Bousquet
(4, 22)
,
Mask Study Group
,
Anne-Lise Courbis
(23)
,
Gérard Dray
(23)
1
Département pneumologie et addictologie [Montpellier]
2 iPLESP - Institut Pierre Louis d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique
3 KYomed INNOV [Montpellier]
4 MACVIA-LR - Contre les MAladies Chroniques pour un VIeillissement Actif en Languedoc-Roussillon
5 Charité - UniversitätsMedizin = Berlin University Medicine
6 GA2LEN - Secretary General of the Global Allergy and Asthma European Network
7 Amsterdam UMC - Amsterdam University Medical Centers
8 CINTESIS - Center of Research in Health Technologies and Information Systems
9 Hospital CUF Descobertas
10 HUS - Helsinki University Hospital [Finland]
11 University of Wuerzburg
12 Barlicki University Hospital
13 IDIBAPS - Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer
14 Royal Manchester Children's Hospital
15 General Children's Hospital of Athens P & A Kyriakou
16 IRCCS AOU San Martino - Istituto di ricovero e cura a carattere scientifico Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria "San Martino"
17 Medical University of Warsaw - Poland
18 Medical University of Graz = Medizinische Universität Graz
19 Vilnius University [Vilnius]
20 EAP/UEMS-SP - European Academy of Paediatrics
21 Sachs’ Children and Youth Hospital [Stockholm, Sweden]
22 VIMA - Vieillissement et Maladies chroniques : approches épidémiologique et de santé publique
23 LGI2P - Laboratoire de Génie Informatique et Ingénierie de Production
2 iPLESP - Institut Pierre Louis d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique
3 KYomed INNOV [Montpellier]
4 MACVIA-LR - Contre les MAladies Chroniques pour un VIeillissement Actif en Languedoc-Roussillon
5 Charité - UniversitätsMedizin = Berlin University Medicine
6 GA2LEN - Secretary General of the Global Allergy and Asthma European Network
7 Amsterdam UMC - Amsterdam University Medical Centers
8 CINTESIS - Center of Research in Health Technologies and Information Systems
9 Hospital CUF Descobertas
10 HUS - Helsinki University Hospital [Finland]
11 University of Wuerzburg
12 Barlicki University Hospital
13 IDIBAPS - Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer
14 Royal Manchester Children's Hospital
15 General Children's Hospital of Athens P & A Kyriakou
16 IRCCS AOU San Martino - Istituto di ricovero e cura a carattere scientifico Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria "San Martino"
17 Medical University of Warsaw - Poland
18 Medical University of Graz = Medizinische Universität Graz
19 Vilnius University [Vilnius]
20 EAP/UEMS-SP - European Academy of Paediatrics
21 Sachs’ Children and Youth Hospital [Stockholm, Sweden]
22 VIMA - Vieillissement et Maladies chroniques : approches épidémiologique et de santé publique
23 LGI2P - Laboratoire de Génie Informatique et Ingénierie de Production
D. Caimmi
- Fonction : Auteur
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L.K. Tanno
- Fonction : Auteur
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P. Demoly
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R. Murray
- Fonction : Auteur
G. de Vries
- Fonction : Auteur
J. M. Fonseca
- Fonction : Auteur
- PersonId : 985978
P. Kuna
- Fonction : Auteur
- PersonId : 764328
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M. van Eerd
- Fonction : Auteur
Isabella Annesi-Maesano
- Fonction : Auteur
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Mask Study Group
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Anne-Lise Courbis
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Gérard Dray
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Résumé
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 MASK-rhinitis (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 relance: The MASK-rhinitis VAS is a reliable and valid tool to assess allergic control on smartphone screens, at the population level.