Abstract
- Aim: A community-informed measure development process was utilized to generate a novel parent-reported outcome tool for caregivers of children with food allergy. Methods: We conducted focus groups with parents and caregivers of food-allergic (n=18) children, following which a. team of coders identified themes and generated an initial set of candidate items. These items were reviewed by content-area experts (n=10) using content validity indices. We then conducted a series of cognitive interviews with parents of children with food allergy (n=12) validating the instrument draft. Results: We describe the process and results of these development steps as well as future steps to produce the final, validated form of the measure. The resultant 91-item measure is intended for parents of children ages two to 12 years. Conclusion: This measure fills a unique need in the field by leveraging key stakeholders’ perspectives to develop and subsequently validate a novel parent-reported measure of parent and family food allergy impacts of children ages two to 12 years old.