Incidence of incontinence-associated dermatitis in hospitalised neonates. Adaptation and validation of a severity scale.

Introduction: Up to 60% of hospitalised neonates may develop incontinence-associated dermatitis (IAD). Our aim was to adapt the Clinical Evaluation Scale for Characterization of the Severity of Diaper Dermatitis to the Spanish population and to find out the nationwide frequency of IAD in hospitalized neonates.

Methods: Cross-cultural adaptation and assessment of content validity of the scale.