Development of the Belief Scale of Conducting Standardized Prevention and Treatment of Allergic Diseases for Medical...

Objective To develop the belief scale of conducting the standardized prevention and treatment of allergic diseases for medical practitioners,thus assessing their beliefs of conducting the standardized approaches and providing an evaluation tool for the further research. Methods With the Health Belief Model as the theoretical framework,the dimensions and items of the scale were preliminarily developed through literature review and semi-structured interviews.The Delphi method was used to conduct 2 rounds of consultation with 25 experts for revising the scale.The positive coefficient,authority coefficient,degree of concentration,and degree of coordination were calculated as the criteria to build the scale. Results The recovery rates of the two rounds were 100% and 96%.The authority coefficients were 0.838 in both rounds,and the Kendall's coefficients of concordance were 0.127(χ²=145.803,P<0.001) and 0.084(χ²=78.520,P<0.001).The final scale was developed,encompassing 39 items in 6 dimensions. Conclusion The belief scale of conducting standardized prevention and treatment of allergic diseases for medical practitioners is preliminarily developed via the Delphi method,which demonstrates high rationality.