Background Incontinence-associated dermatitis (IAD) is GHoQHGDVVXSHUoFLDOLQ?DPPDWLRQDQGVZHOOLQJRIWKHVNLQ�� An assessment can be carried out with the German IAD intervention tool (IADIT-D). Until now, no literature-based utilization advice or nursing intervention suggestions for the German scale are available. Aim The target was to determine the content validity of the literature-based utilization advice and nursing intervention suggestions for the IADIT-D. Method Two independent persons conducted a literature search in the databases CINAHL, Academic Search Premier, PubMed and Cochrane Library. The content validity de- WHUPLQDWLRQZDVGRQHE\�WKUHHH(SHUWFRPPLWWHHV��n = 80) in independent group interviews. Results The IADIT-D utilization advice and nursing inter- YHQWLRQVXJJHVWLRQVEDVHGRQH(WHUQDOHYLGHQFH��LQFOXGHD�