Health-related quality of life in children with objectively diagnosed staple food allergy assessed with a disease-specific questionnaire

Aim Among Swedish children of 0–12 years old, we investigated various food allergy‐related exposures associated with health‐related quality of life using a food allergy‐specific questionnaire among children allergic to the staple foods cow's milk, hen's egg and/or wheat, and contextualised...

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Published in:Acta Paediatrica 2015-10, Vol.104 (10), p.1047-1054
Main Authors: Protudjer, JLP, Jansson, S-A, Östblom, E, Arnlind, M Heibert, Bengtsson, U, Dahlén, S-E, Kallström-Bengtsson, I, Marklund, B, Middelveld, RJM, Rentzos, G, Sundqvist, AC, Åkerström, J, Ahlstedt, S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Case-Control Studies
Child
Children
Food allergy
Food hypersensitivity
Food Hypersensitivity - epidemiology
Food hypersensitivity Health-related quality of life
Health and Caring Sciences
Health-related quality of life
Humans
Hälsovetenskap
Medicin och hälsovetenskap
Quality of Life
Surveys and Questionnaires
Sweden - epidemiology
Triticum aestivum
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Summary:Aim Among Swedish children of 0–12 years old, we investigated various food allergy‐related exposures associated with health‐related quality of life using a food allergy‐specific questionnaire among children allergic to the staple foods cow's milk, hen's egg and/or wheat, and contextualised worse food allergy‐associated health‐related quality of life using a generic questionnaire versus controls. Methods In total, 85 children with objectively diagnosed allergy to the staple foods were included as cases, and 94 children matched for age and sex were included as controls. We administered a food allergy‐specific parent‐completed questionnaire originally developed by EuroPrevall to cases only, and a generic health‐related quality of life questionnaire (EuroQol Health Questionnaire, 5 Dimensions; EQ 5‐D); to both cases and controls. Results Hen's egg was the most common offending staple food, affecting 76% of cases. Approximately 7% of cases were allergic to all three staple foods. Parent‐reported respiratory and cardiovascular symptoms were associated with worse health‐related quality of life. Elements of disease severity [previous anaphylaxis (p 
ISSN:0803-5253
1651-2227
1651-2227
DOI:10.1111/apa.13044