Quality of Life in Food Allergy Patients and Their Families

Madeline Walkner; Christopher Warren; Ruchi S Gupta

doi:10.1016/j.pcl.2015.07.003

Quality of Life in Food Allergy Patients and Their Families

Pediatr Clin North Am. 2015 Dec;62(6):1453-61. doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2015.07.003. Epub 2015 Sep 8.

Authors

Madeline Walkner¹, Christopher Warren², Ruchi S Gupta³

Affiliations

¹ Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, 225 E. Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
² Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 6th Floor, 750 North Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
³ Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, 225 E. Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611, USA; Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 6th Floor, 750 North Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60611, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 26456443
DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2015.07.003

Abstract

Pediatric food allergy is a growing health problem in the United States that has been found to adversely impact the quality of life of both affected children and their caregivers. This article provides a review of how food allergy affects the quality of life of patients and their families within the domains of school, social activities, relationships, and daily life. Efforts to improve food allergy-related quality of life among caregivers are also discussed.

Keywords: Anxiety; Caregivers; Childhood food allergy; Daily life; Quality of life.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Activities of Daily Living*
Child
Emotions
Family Health*
Food Hypersensitivity / physiopathology*
Food Hypersensitivity / psychology*
Humans
Quality of Life*
Risk Factors
Social Alienation
Stress, Psychological / psychology