QUALITY OF LIFE IN YOUNG CHILDREN WITH FOOD ALLERGY
Abstract
Introduction. Food allergy is a serious health problem in children. Quite often, parents underestimate it. Sometimes it leads to the exclusion of some important foods. Food allergy also causes stress, anxiety and even depression in parents and reduces the family’s quality of life. The adapted and validated FAQLQ-PF questionnaire has been used in our comprehensive study of the quality of life in young children with food allergy. Aims the purpose of our study is to rate the quality of life of children with food allergy. Materials and methods. A prospective cohort observational study was conducted. An online electronic questionnaire was developed containing questions from the FAQLQ-PF questionnaire for parents of children aged 0–5 years with confirmed food allergy. Results. We obtained 45 questionnaires. The average age of the children was 3.14 years, among them 25 (44.4%) boys and 20 (55.6%) girls. Most parents/legal guardians rated their own general health, their children’s health, as good or fair. 67% of respondents had a signifi cant degree of concern and 69% stress due to the presence of food allergy in their children. 69% of parents were dissatisfi ed with dietary restrictions for children, and this factor was signifi cant for 9.6% of respondents. 16.7% of children were afraid to try new food unfamiliar to them and experienced stress about this. Children with food allergy were signifi cantly dissatisfied with their social restrictions in 19.5%, compared with their peers, they were more restless (13.4%), cautious (25%) and even less sociable (6.6%). Conclusions. The quality of life of children with food allergy is low not only due to the clinical manifestations of the disease, but also due to restrictive measures associated with the exclusion of food from the diet and reduced social activity.
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