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ArticleQualitative health research2026

"It's a Permanent Struggle to Manage It Really": Psychological Burden and Coping Strategies of Adults Living With Food Allergy.

Caity Roleston, Jennifer L P Protudjer, Linda J Herbert, Christina J Jones, Chris Warren, Helen A Brough, Mahboob Miah, Nicola O'Donnell, Mary Jane Marchisotto, Rebecca C Knibb

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Article in Qualitative health research, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. 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 · 2026
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  2. Confronting fear and uncertainty: adults' experiences of undergoing a food challenge test for food allergy.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors.

Caity RolestonSchool of Psychology, Aston University, Birmingham, UK.
Jennifer L P ProtudjerDepartment of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
Linda J HerbertChildren's National Hospital, Washington, DC, USA.
Christina J JonesSchool of Psychology, Faculty of Health & Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Surrey, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-3672-6631
Chris WarrenCenter for Food Allergy and Asthma Research, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
Helen A BroughChildren's Allergy Service, Evelina Children's Hospital, Guy's and St. Thomas's NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Mahboob MiahSchool of Psychology, Aston University, Birmingham, UK.
Nicola O'DonnellSchool of Psychology, Faculty of Health & Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Surrey, UK.
Mary Jane MarchisottoMJM Advisory, New York, USA.
Rebecca C KnibbSchool of Psychology, Aston University, Birmingham, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-5561-0904

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Food allergy (FA) is a potentially life-threatening condition which is associated with poor quality of life and psychological distress in patients and caregivers. Although FA is often seen as a condition that affects children, increasing numbers of adults have FA, either as a condition they have grown up with or they were diagnosed as an adult. No recent research has explored the lived experiences of adults with FA and how they manage this condition. In response, this study aimed to qualitatively assess the current lived experiences of adults in the UK with FA, and how they manage this condition. Adults aged 18 years or over, with medically diagnosed FA, living in the UK were recruited through patient organisations and interviewed (

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Adaptation, PsychologicalFood HypersensitivityAdolescentAdultAgedCoping SkillsCost of IllnessFemaleHumansInterviews as TopicMaleMiddle AgedQualitative ResearchQuality of LifeUnited KingdomYoung Adultadultsanxietycopingfood allergymanagementpsychological

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PMID40096850
PMCPMC12982555

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