ArticleJournal of allergy2016
Quality of Life, Stress, and Mental Health in Parents of Children with Parentally Diagnosed Food Allergy Compared to Medically Diagnosed and Healthy Controls.
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- Quality of life and psychological wellbeing of adults with anaphylaxis: a mixed method systematic review.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2026Pooled it
- Evaluating an online self-help intervention for parents of children with food allergies.Pediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology · 2022Trial
- Exploring Unmet Needs Related to Cow's Milk Protein Allergy Among Pregnant Women and Mothers of Infants and Young Children: A Qualitative Study.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Validation of the Korean Versions of the Scale of Food Allergy Anxiety and the Food Allergy Anxiety Scales for Children and Parents.Allergy, asthma & immunology research · 2026Article
- "Beyond the bubble"-a mixed-methods evaluation of an online psychosocial pilot program for caregivers of children with life-threatening food allergies.Journal of pediatric psychology · 2025Article
- Preschool Oral Immunotherapy Is Associated With Improved Parental Food Allergy-Specific Anxiety and Quality of Life: A Real-World Observational Study.Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology · 2025Observational
- The role of food allergy-related worry and self-efficacy in explaining quality of life in caregivers of children.Pediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology · 2025Article
- The hidden price of food allergy: Understanding the social and financial burdens on families.Pediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology · 2025Review
- Deriving Health Utilities from the Food Allergy Quality of Life Questionnaire - Parent Form (FAQLQ-PF) Using Mapping and Discrete Choice Experiments.Patient related outcome measures · 2025Article
- Parental knowledge and attitudes toward food allergies: a cross-sectional study on determinants and educational needs.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Psychological Distress and Perceived Burden in Parents of Korean Children With IgE-Mediated Food Allergy.Journal of Korean medical science · 2023Article
- Living with food allergies: the experiences of adult patients and caregivers.Frontiers in allergy · 2023Article
- Parental Knowledge about Allergies and Problems with an Elimination Diet in Children Aged 3 to 6 Years.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Attitudes Towards Food Allergy Scale: Psychometric properties and associations with food allergy quality of life and anxiety.Clinical and translational allergy · 2022Article
- Assessing Parental Anxiety in Pediatric Food Allergy: Development of the Worry About Food Allergy Questionnaire.Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings · 2021Article
- The self-management work of food hypersensitivity.PloS one · 2021Article
- High anxiety and health-related quality of life in families with children with food allergy during coronavirus disease 2019.Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology · 2021Article
- Billing fees for various common allergy tests vary widely across Canada.Allergy, asthma, and clinical immunology : official journal of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology · 2020Article
- Psychosocial and productivity impact of caring for a child with peanut allergy.Allergy, asthma, and clinical immunology : official journal of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology · 2020Article
- Determinant factors of quality of life in adult patients with eosinophilic esophagitis.United European gastroenterology journal · 2018Article
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Abstract
Background. Food allergy is related to poorer quality of life (QoL) and mental health of caregivers. Many parents diagnose food allergy in their child without seeking medical care and there is limited research on this group. This study investigated parental QoL and mental health in parents of children with parent-diagnosed food allergy (PA), medically diagnosed food allergy (MA), and a control group with no allergy (NA). Methods. One hundred and fifty parents from a general population completed validated measures of QoL, anxiety, depression, and stress. Results. Parents of children with food allergy (PA or MA) reported higher stress, anxiety, and depression than the control group (all p < 0.05). Parents of children with MA reported poorer food allergy related QoL compared to parents of children with PA (p < 0.05); parents of children with PA reported poorer general QoL compared to parents of children with MA (p < 0.05). Conclusion. Parents of children with food allergy have significantly poorer mental health compared to healthy controls, irrespective of whether food allergy is medically diagnosed or not. It is important to encourage parents to have their child medically tested for food allergy and to recognise and refer for psychological support where needed.
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