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Food Allergy Perceptions and Health-Related Quality of Life in a Racially Diverse Sample
This study examined caregiver perceptions of risk of food allergen exposure, and food allergy severity, worry, and health-related quality of life, and identified variations by race/ethnicity. Given the lack of data on racial/ethnic background in research on the psychosocial impacts of food allergy,...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6025107/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29882771 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children5060070 |
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author | Widge, Alicia Toeruna Flory, Elizabeth Sharma, Hemant Herbert, Linda Jones |
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description | This study examined caregiver perceptions of risk of food allergen exposure, and food allergy severity, worry, and health-related quality of life, and identified variations by race/ethnicity. Given the lack of data on racial/ethnic background in research on the psychosocial impacts of food allergy, this study meets a pressing need for research regarding food allergy-related experiences among diverse populations. This study found there were significant differences in perceived risk of allergen exposure among racial/ethnic groups with Asian Americans reporting significantly higher perceived risk of allergen exposure than Hispanic, Caucasian, and African American caregivers. There were no significant differences in food allergy severity, food allergy worry, or health-related quality of life among racial/ethnic groups; however, variability among racial/ethnic groups was apparent. Data may inform screening, counseling, and education practices for families from diverse backgrounds and aid in hypothesis generation for future research. |
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spelling | pubmed-60251072018-07-09 Food Allergy Perceptions and Health-Related Quality of Life in a Racially Diverse Sample Widge, Alicia Toeruna Flory, Elizabeth Sharma, Hemant Herbert, Linda Jones Children (Basel) Communication This study examined caregiver perceptions of risk of food allergen exposure, and food allergy severity, worry, and health-related quality of life, and identified variations by race/ethnicity. Given the lack of data on racial/ethnic background in research on the psychosocial impacts of food allergy, this study meets a pressing need for research regarding food allergy-related experiences among diverse populations. This study found there were significant differences in perceived risk of allergen exposure among racial/ethnic groups with Asian Americans reporting significantly higher perceived risk of allergen exposure than Hispanic, Caucasian, and African American caregivers. There were no significant differences in food allergy severity, food allergy worry, or health-related quality of life among racial/ethnic groups; however, variability among racial/ethnic groups was apparent. Data may inform screening, counseling, and education practices for families from diverse backgrounds and aid in hypothesis generation for future research. MDPI 2018-06-06 /pmc/articles/PMC6025107/ /pubmed/29882771 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children5060070 Text en © 2018 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Communication Widge, Alicia Toeruna Flory, Elizabeth Sharma, Hemant Herbert, Linda Jones Food Allergy Perceptions and Health-Related Quality of Life in a Racially Diverse Sample |
title | Food Allergy Perceptions and Health-Related Quality of Life in a Racially Diverse Sample |
title_full | Food Allergy Perceptions and Health-Related Quality of Life in a Racially Diverse Sample |
title_fullStr | Food Allergy Perceptions and Health-Related Quality of Life in a Racially Diverse Sample |
title_full_unstemmed | Food Allergy Perceptions and Health-Related Quality of Life in a Racially Diverse Sample |
title_short | Food Allergy Perceptions and Health-Related Quality of Life in a Racially Diverse Sample |
title_sort | food allergy perceptions and health-related quality of life in a racially diverse sample |
topic | Communication |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6025107/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29882771 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children5060070 |
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