The APISS Questionnaire: A New Tool to Assess the Epidemiology of Systemic Allergic Reactions to Bee Venom in Beekeepers
Tanja Carli
- National Institute of Public HealthLjubljana, Slovenia
- University of Ljubljana, Faculty of MedicineLjubljana, Slovenia
Perfil de Orcid, Mitja Košnik
- University Clinic of Respiratory and Allergic Diseases GolnikGolnik, Slovenia
- University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Medicine, Chair of Internal MedicineLjubljana, Slovenia
Perfil de Orcid, Lijana Zaletel Kragelj
- National Institute of Public HealthLjubljana, Slovenia
- University of Ljubljana, Chair of Public HealthLjubljana, Slovenia
Perfil de Orcid, Genc Burazeri
- Department of International Health, School CAPHRI (Care and Public Health Research Institute), Maastricht UniversityMaastricht, the Netherlands
- Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of MedicineTirana, Albania
Perfil de Orcid y Andreja Kukec
- National Institute of Public HealthLjubljana, Slovenia
- University of Ljubljana, Chair of Public HealthLjubljana, Slovenia
Perfil de Orcid 
Categoría del artículo: Original scientific article
Publicado en línea: 13 jun 2023
Páginas: 137 - 144
Recibido: 10 nov 2022
Aceptado: 05 may 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjph-2023-0019
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Aim
To develop and validate a comprehensive questionnaire to be used as an instrument in cross-sectional studies among beekeepers.
Methods
A comprehensive questionnaire in Slovenian was validated by an expert panel (n=13) for content relevance and a rater panel (n=14) for clarity and comprehensibility. The content validity indices (an item-level content validity index and scale-level content validity index based on the average and universal agreement method) and item-level face validity index were calculated in accordance with the recommended number of both the review panels with their implications on the acceptable cut-off scores. Piloting was performed in a sample (n=50) of the target population (N=1.080) using telephone interviews.
Results
The item-level content validity index and scale-level content validity index based on the average method exhibited excellent content validity (0.97), while the scale-level content validity index based on the universal agreement method reached a value of 0.72. The item-level face validity index of 1.00 indicated that all items were clear and comprehensive.
Conclusions
The new instrument may be considered valid and feasible for use in nationwide population-based studies among Slovenian beekeepers and eventually in other populations.