Psychological services for food allergy: The unmet need for patients and families in the United Kingdom
| Autor: | Judith Young, George Du Toit, Rebecca Knibb, Polly James, Mary Halsey |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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0301 basic medicine medicine.medical_specialty Coping (psychology) Immunology Psychological intervention Unmet needs 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Food allergy medicine Humans Immunology and Allergy Family General hospital Child business.industry medicine.disease Mental health United Kingdom 030104 developmental biology 030228 respiratory system Child Preschool Family medicine Quality of Life Female business Food Hypersensitivity Stress Psychological |
| ISSN: | 1365-2222 |
| Popis: | Research over the past 20 years has demonstrated the significant impact food allergy can have on quality of life and mental health of patients and their families, yet there is a paucity of psychological services to support families in coping with this condition. This paper provides a short overview of the psychological impact of food allergy, followed by a discussion of the use of paediatric psychological services for long-term conditions. To our knowledge, few paediatric allergy clinics in the UK have funding for dedicated clinical psychology services. Two such services are based at Southampton General Hospital and the Evelina London Children's Hospital. This paper includes descriptions of these services and how they are currently being used by patients and families. This is followed by an allergy clinician's perspective on the use of psychological services. Recommendations are made for allergy services to work with hospital psychology services to develop, integrate and deliver psychological services for all patients with allergy and their families who are in need. Future research also needs to focus on the efficacy of psychological therapies and group interventions in food allergy. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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