Diagnostic intervention improved health-related quality of life among teenagers with food allergy
Objectives The aim was to examine if a diagnostic intervention set up to assess current food allergy to cow’s milk, hen’s egg, fish, or wheat among teenagers had an impact on generic and disease specific health-related quality of life (HRQL). The study compared HRQL scoring before and two years afte...
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crplos:10.1371/journal.pone.0296664 2024-05-19T07:46:11+00:00 Diagnostic intervention improved health-related quality of life among teenagers with food allergy Hedman, Linnéa Strinnholm, Åsa Jansson, Sven-Arne Winberg, Anna Yon, Dong Keon Astma- och Allergiförbundet Hjärt-Lungfonden Visare norr ALF - Norrbotten FoU Västerbotten FoU Västerbotten Insamlingsstiftelsen Cancer- och Allergifonden Stiftelsen Sven Jerrings Fond Stiftelsen Sven Jerrings Fond Stiftelsen Kempe-Carlgrenska Fonden Oskarsfonden Oskarfonden Anerska Forskningsstiftelsen Kerstin Hejdenbergs stipendium Stiftelsen Samariten Stiftelsen Samariten The Swedish society for asthma and allergy nursing Majblommans Riksförbund Ebba Danelius Foundation, SSF 2024 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0296664 https://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0296664 en eng Public Library of Science (PLoS) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ PLOS ONE volume 19, issue 1, page e0296664 ISSN 1932-6203 journal-article 2024 crplos https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0296664 2024-05-01T07:00:21Z Objectives The aim was to examine if a diagnostic intervention set up to assess current food allergy to cow’s milk, hen’s egg, fish, or wheat among teenagers had an impact on generic and disease specific health-related quality of life (HRQL). The study compared HRQL scoring before and two years after the intervention, and in relation to age matched controls without reported food allergy. Methods The study was performed within the Obstructive Lung Disease in Northern Sweden (OLIN) studies where a cohort study on asthma and allergic diseases among 8-year-old schoolchildren was initiated in 2006. At age 12 years, the 125/2612 (5%) children who reported allergy to cow’s milk, hen’s egg, fish, or wheat were invited to a diagnostic intervention including clinical examination, blood tests and evaluation by a pediatric allergist. Of 94 participants, 79 completed generic and disease specific HRQL questionnaires. Additionally, a random sample of 200 (62% of invited) children without food allergy from the OLIN cohort answered the generic HRQL questionnaire. The respondents of the HRQL questionnaires were re-examined two years later and 57 teenagers with and 154 without reported allergy participated. Results There were no significant differences in generic HRQL scores between teenagers with and without reported food allergy at study entry, or after the intervention. Among those with reported food allergy, we found a significant improvement in disease specific HRQL after the intervention (mean values: 3.41 vs 2.80, p<0.001). Teenagers with only food allergy had better disease specific HRQL compared to those with one, two or three concomitant allergic diseases, both before and after the intervention. Children with only food allergy significantly improved their HRQL after the intervention, 1.84 vs. 2.87 (p<0.001) but this association was not seen in children with one other allergic disorder (3.16 vs. 3.65, p = 0.121) or those with two or more allergic disorders (3.72 vs. 3.90, p = 0.148). Conclusion The diagnostic ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Sweden PLOS PLOS ONE 19 1 e0296664 |
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Objectives The aim was to examine if a diagnostic intervention set up to assess current food allergy to cow’s milk, hen’s egg, fish, or wheat among teenagers had an impact on generic and disease specific health-related quality of life (HRQL). The study compared HRQL scoring before and two years after the intervention, and in relation to age matched controls without reported food allergy. Methods The study was performed within the Obstructive Lung Disease in Northern Sweden (OLIN) studies where a cohort study on asthma and allergic diseases among 8-year-old schoolchildren was initiated in 2006. At age 12 years, the 125/2612 (5%) children who reported allergy to cow’s milk, hen’s egg, fish, or wheat were invited to a diagnostic intervention including clinical examination, blood tests and evaluation by a pediatric allergist. Of 94 participants, 79 completed generic and disease specific HRQL questionnaires. Additionally, a random sample of 200 (62% of invited) children without food allergy from the OLIN cohort answered the generic HRQL questionnaire. The respondents of the HRQL questionnaires were re-examined two years later and 57 teenagers with and 154 without reported allergy participated. Results There were no significant differences in generic HRQL scores between teenagers with and without reported food allergy at study entry, or after the intervention. Among those with reported food allergy, we found a significant improvement in disease specific HRQL after the intervention (mean values: 3.41 vs 2.80, p<0.001). Teenagers with only food allergy had better disease specific HRQL compared to those with one, two or three concomitant allergic diseases, both before and after the intervention. Children with only food allergy significantly improved their HRQL after the intervention, 1.84 vs. 2.87 (p<0.001) but this association was not seen in children with one other allergic disorder (3.16 vs. 3.65, p = 0.121) or those with two or more allergic disorders (3.72 vs. 3.90, p = 0.148). Conclusion The diagnostic ... |
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Yon, Dong Keon Astma- och Allergiförbundet Hjärt-Lungfonden Visare norr ALF - Norrbotten FoU Västerbotten FoU Västerbotten Insamlingsstiftelsen Cancer- och Allergifonden Stiftelsen Sven Jerrings Fond Stiftelsen Sven Jerrings Fond Stiftelsen Kempe-Carlgrenska Fonden Oskarsfonden Oskarfonden Anerska Forskningsstiftelsen Kerstin Hejdenbergs stipendium Stiftelsen Samariten Stiftelsen Samariten The Swedish society for asthma and allergy nursing Majblommans Riksförbund Ebba Danelius Foundation, SSF |
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Diagnostic intervention improved health-related quality of life among teenagers with food allergy |
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