Croatian Version of the TOPICOP Questionnaire: Linguistic and Reliability Validation
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  • Release Date: 2024-10-29
  • TOPICOP questionnaire
  • atopic dermatitis
  • allergic contact dermatitis
  • children
  • adults
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This video is adapted from 10.3390/medicina60060968

With the aim of creating a platform for assessing topical corticophobia in patients, the researchers decided to translate the TOPICOP scale to the Croatian language. The cross-sectional, observational study was conducted at the University Hospital Centre Split, Department of Dermatovenerology. The research involved inviting 120 participants (age 12–68) who attended the University Hospital Centre Split’s Atopy School, patients examined in the Dermatology Outpatient Clinic of the University Hospital Centre Split and diagnosed with atopic dermatitis (AD) or allergic contact dermatitis (ACD), and parents or legal representatives of patients younger than 12 years old. The TOPICOP questionnaire consists of 12 items assessing the three different components of topical corticophobia (worries, beliefs, and behaviour). Respondents evaluated their perception of the correctness of each statement within 10 min of filling out the questionnaire on a four-point Likert scale. The response rate was 94%, resulting in a sample of 113 respondents (109 adults and 4 children). Factor analysis yielded one common factor of relatively high reliability (Cronbach α = 0.85, 95% CI 0.81 to 0.89). No differences were found in questionnaire scores between male and female participants, nor between the parents/legal representatives of dermatological patients and other patients. Conclusions: This research contributes to further development of the appropriate measuring instrument, its practical application, and thus, the better recognition, resolution, and prevention of topical corticophobia as part of the better overall healthcare and treatment of chronic dermatological patients.

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Markota Čagalj, A.; Markic, J.; Vuković, D.; Čeprnja, Z.�.; Salapić, T.G.; Buljan, I.; Pranić, S.M. Croatian Version of the TOPICOP Questionnaire: Linguistic and Reliability Validation. Encyclopedia. Available online: https://encyclopedia.pub/video/video_detail/1402 (accessed on 15 November 2024).
Markota Čagalj A, Markic J, Vuković D, Čeprnja Z�, Salapić TG, Buljan I, et al. Croatian Version of the TOPICOP Questionnaire: Linguistic and Reliability Validation. Encyclopedia. Available at: https://encyclopedia.pub/video/video_detail/1402. Accessed November 15, 2024.
Markota Čagalj, Adela, Josko Markic, Dubravka Vuković, Zdenka Šitum Čeprnja, Tina Gogić Salapić, Ivan Buljan, Shelly Melissa Pranić. "Croatian Version of the TOPICOP Questionnaire: Linguistic and Reliability Validation" Encyclopedia, https://encyclopedia.pub/video/video_detail/1402 (accessed November 15, 2024).
Markota Čagalj, A., Markic, J., Vuković, D., Čeprnja, Z.�., Salapić, T.G., Buljan, I., & Pranić, S.M. (2024, October 29). Croatian Version of the TOPICOP Questionnaire: Linguistic and Reliability Validation. In Encyclopedia. https://encyclopedia.pub/video/video_detail/1402
Markota Čagalj, Adela, et al. "Croatian Version of the TOPICOP Questionnaire: Linguistic and Reliability Validation." Encyclopedia. Web. 29 October, 2024.
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