Health-related quality of life in food-allergic adults from eight European countries

Autor: Bertine M. J. Flokstra-de Blok, Peter Burney, Marek L. Kowalski, E. J. Duiverman, Monteserrat Fernandéz-Rivas, Paweł Starosta, Ewa Rokicka, Belén de la Hoz Caballer, Nikos Papadopoulos, Sonia Vásquez-Cortés, Lynn J. Frewer, N. J. Goossens, Monica Jedrzejczak-Czechowicz, Marianne Heibert Arnlind, Anthony E.J. Dubois, L. Barreales, Ricardo Asero, Sven-Arne Jansson, Gerbrich N. van der Meulen, André C. Knulst, Michael Clausen, Ashok Purohit, Imnaculada Cerecedo
Přispěvatelé: Groningen Research Institute for Asthma and COPD (GRIAC), [ 1 ] Univ Groningen, Univ Med Ctr Groningen, Dept Pediat Pulmonol & Pediat Allergy, Groningen, Netherlands [ 2 ] Univ Groningen, Univ Med Ctr Groningen, GRIAC Res Inst, Groningen, Netherlands [ 3 ] Univ Groningen, Univ Med Ctr Groningen, Dept Gen Practice, Groningen, Netherlands [ 4 ] Martini Hosp, Dept Pediat Allergy, Groningen, Netherlands [ 5 ] Karolinska Inst, Ctr Allergy Res, Stockholm, Sweden [ 6 ] Karolinska Inst, Inst Environm Med, S-10401 Stockholm, Sweden [ 7 ] Clin San Carlo, Ambulatorio Allergol, Paderno Dugnano, Italy [ 8 ] Hosp Clin San Carlos, IdISSC, Res Unit, Dept Prevent Med, Madrid, Spain [ 9 ] Univ London Imperial Coll Sci Technol & Med, Natl Heart & Lung Inst, Dept Resp Epidemiol & Publ Hlth, London, England [ 10 ] Hosp Univ Sureste, Secc Alergol, Madrid, Spain [ 11 ] Univ Hosp, Landspitali, Dept Allergy, Reykjavik, Iceland [ 12 ] Hosp Clin San Carlos, IdISSC, Dept Allergy, Madrid, Spain [ 13 ] Food Safety & Consumer Behav, Mkt & Consumer Behaviour Grp, Wageningen, Netherlands [ 14 ] Newcastle Univ, SAFRD, CRE, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 7RU, Tyne & Wear, England [ 15 ] Hosp Ramon & Cajal, Dept Allergy, E-28034 Madrid, Spain [ 16 ] Med Univ Lodz, Dept Immunol Rheumatol & Allergy, Lodz, Poland [ 17 ] Univ Med Ctr Utrecht, Dept Dermatol Allergol, Utrecht, Netherlands [ 18 ] Univ Athens, Dept Allergy, Pediat Clin 2, Athens, Greece [ 19 ] Univ Strasbourg, Univ Hosp, Dept Chest Dis, Div Allergy, Strasbourg, France [ 20 ] Univ Lodz, Fac Econ & Sociol, PL-90131 Lodz, Poland
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Annals of allergy asthma & immunology, 113(1), 63-68.e1. ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
ISSN: 1081-1206
Popis: To access publisher's full text version of this article click on the hyperlink at the bottom of the page Food allergy can impair health-related quality of life (HRQL). Food Allergy Quality of Life Questionnaires (FAQLQs) have been developed and validated, including an adult form (FAQLQ-AF). HRQL has not, to date, been measured across different European countries using a uniform methodology. To translate and validate the FAQLQ-AF for use in 8 European countries (Iceland, The Netherlands, Poland, France, Spain, Italy, Greece, and Sweden). The English FAQLQ-AF was translated, back-translated, and compared for use in the 8 relevant European languages. Adults with a perceived food allergy were recruited from outpatient departments and through a community survey. Participants completed the FAQLQ-AF, the Food Allergy Independent Measure, and questions concerning participants' characteristics. Validity of the FAQLQ-AF was analyzed for use in the 8 countries. The FAQLQ-AF had strong construct validity (r > 0.59) and an excellent internal consistency (Cronbach α > 0.95) in all countries. Total FAQLQ-AF scores (range 3.2-5.0) were significantly different across participating countries. The FAQLQ-AF is a suitable and valid instrument for measuring HRQL in food-allergic adults in Iceland, The Netherlands, Poland, France, Spain, Italy, Greece, and Sweden. The impact of food allergy on HRQL seems to differ among adults from the 8 participating European countries. Stichting Astmabestrijding 2009/014 Centre for Allergy Research at Karolinska Institutet Swedish Asthma and Allergy Foundation Sahlgrenska University Hospital Sweden info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/FP7/514000
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