| Autor: |
Palazón Cabanes JC; Department of Dermatology, 12 de Octubre University Hospital, Madrid, Spain., Juan Carpena G; Department of Dermatology, J.M. Morales Meseguer General University Hospital, Murcia, Spain., Palazón Cabanes B; Department of Neurology, Hospital de la Vega Lorenzo Guirao, Murcia, Spain., Berbegal De Gracia L; Department of Dermatology, Dr. Balmis General University Hospital, Alicante, Spain.; Alicante Institute for Health and Biomedical Research (ISABIAL), Alicante, Spain., Martínez Miravete MT; Department of Pediatrics, Dr. Balmis General University Hospital, Alicante, Spain., Betlloch-Mas I; Department of Dermatology, Dr. Balmis General University Hospital, Alicante, Spain.; Alicante Institute for Health and Biomedical Research (ISABIAL), Alicante, Spain.; Department of Clinical Medicine, Miguel Hernández University, Alicante, Spain. |
| Abstrakt: |
Introduction: In 2021, we introduced a program to promote the use of teledermatology among pediatricians. In the present study, we created and validated a satisfaction questionnaire to assess pediatricians' perceptions of teledermatology. We used this questionnaire to evaluate the efficacy of the program. Methods: First, a provisional questionnaire, based on questionnaires available in the literature, was drafted. A group of experts evaluated the clarity, coherence, relevance and sufficiency of the questions, and we calculated a content validity index (CVI). Only questions with a CVI above 0.78 were acceptable. Based on these results and on the experts' comments, we revised the questionnaire and then sent it to a population of pediatricians. We used their responses to validate the revised questionnaire using statistical methods. A Cronbach's alpha above 0.7 indicated adequate internal consistency, and an intraclass correlation coefficient above 0.75 indicated adequate reproducibility. We used the Varimax method to measure construct validity. Results: We clarified and reformulated some questions from the provisional questionnaire based on the experts' comments. All questions had a CVI above 0.78, so no other changes were needed. Although the statistical validation showed suboptimal construct validity, the revised questionnaire had good internal consistency and reliability, and high content validity index. Discussion: The validated questionnaire is a robust tool for assessing pediatricians' satisfaction with teledermatology. |
