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Bracken AC, Oppenheimer JJ, Mosnaim GS, Rank MA. Simplifying asthma management in a university setting: A perspective. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2024; 132:561-563. [PMID: 38253123 DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2024.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2023] [Revised: 01/12/2024] [Accepted: 01/12/2024] [Indexed: 01/24/2024]
Affiliation(s)
- Ann C Bracken
- Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine, Hanover, New Hampshire.
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey
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- Mayo Clinic in Arizona and Phoenix Children's Hospital, Scottsdale and Phoenix, Arizona
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LeBovidge JS, Herbert LJ, Ramos A, Rotter N, Sicherer SH, Young MC, Pistiner M, Phipatanakul W, Bartnikas LM, Bingemann TA. The Development of Age-Based Food Allergy Educational Handouts for Caregivers and Patients: A Work Group Report of the AAAAI Adverse Reactions to Foods Committee. THE JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY. IN PRACTICE 2022; 10:2552-2558. [PMID: 36030195 PMCID: PMC9555009 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2022.01.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2021] [Revised: 01/20/2022] [Accepted: 01/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Food allergy education is an ongoing process that must address unique safety concerns and psychosocial challenges at each developmental stage. Families require reliable information that is targeted to specific developmental stages to support the integration of food allergy management into daily life. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this project was to develop age-specific, evidence-based patient education handouts with practical recommendations for managing and coping with food allergies at different developmental stages. METHODS Handout content was based on: (1) practice guidelines for food allergy management; (2) literature addressing psychosocial and educational needs of patients with food allergy and their caregivers; and (3) clinical experience of the project team. Fifty-seven caregivers of patients (aged 0-21 years) with food allergy and 2 young adults with food allergy reviewed a draft of the handouts and completed an online survey to assess handout acceptability and usability and identify areas for improvement. Handouts were revised based on participant feedback. RESULTS The majority of participants (79%) rated the amount of information in the age-specific handouts as "just right," versus "not enough" (9%) or "too much" information (12%). Sixty-three percent reported that they would be "very likely" to use the handouts as a resource and 35% "somewhat likely." Almost all participants (88%-100% by item) agreed that the handouts used elements of plain language writing and clear communication. CONCLUSION Caregivers rated the age-based food allergy education handouts as understandable and useful. We anticipate that these handouts could be used during health care visits and directly accessed online by families.
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- Jennifer S LeBovidge
- Division of Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Mass; Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC; Department of Pediatrics, George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC; Department of Pediatrics, George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC
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- Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass; Department of Pediatrics, Food Allergy Center, Massachusetts General Hospital for Children, Boston, Mass
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Elliot and Roslyn Jaffe Food Allergy Institute, Kravis Children's Hospital, New York, NY; Department of Pediatrics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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- Division of Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Mass; Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
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- Department of Pediatrics, Food Allergy Center, Massachusetts General Hospital for Children, Boston, Mass; Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
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- Division of Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Mass; Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
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- Division of Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Mass; Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass
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- Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology and Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY; Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology and Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY
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Jonsson M, Ekström S, Protudjer JLP, Bergström A, Kull I. Living with Food Hypersensitivity as an Adolescent Impairs Health Related Quality of Life Irrespective of Disease Severity: Results from a Population-Based Birth Cohort. Nutrients 2021; 13:nu13072357. [PMID: 34371866 PMCID: PMC8308910 DOI: 10.3390/nu13072357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2021] [Revised: 06/30/2021] [Accepted: 07/06/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
Abstract
Food hypersensitivity (FHS) refers to food-related symptoms, with or without concurrent Immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibodies related to food(s). It remains unclear how different FHS phenotypes affect health-related quality of life (HRQoL). We examined self-reported HRQoL (with the generic instrument EQ-5D (dimensions and a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), range 0–100) in association with phenotypes of FHS, and food-specific symptoms among adolescents (n = 2990) from a population-based birth cohort. Overall, 22% of the adolescents had FHS. Compared to adolescents without FHS, those with FHS reported more problems in the dimensions of pain/discomfort (p < 0.001), and anxiety/depression (p = 0.007). Females with FHS reported more problems than males in these dimensions (p < 0.001). Different FHS phenotypes (IgE-sensitization, allergic co-morbidity, and severity of symptoms) were not associated with differences in HRQoL. EQ-VAS scores were lowest for adolescents with symptoms for wheat vs. no wheat, median 80 vs. 89, p = 0.04) and milk vs. no milk (median 85 vs. 90, p = 0.03). Physician-diagnosed lactose intolerance median EQ-VAS was 80 vs. 90, p = 0.03 and also associated with more problems in the dimension of anxious/depression. In conclusion, FHS is associated with lower HRQoL in adolescence, irrespective of phenotypes, but differentially affects females vs. males, and those with vs. without symptoms for milk or wheat.
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- Marina Jonsson
- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden; (S.E.); (A.B.)
- Centre for Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Region Stockholm, Solnavägen 4, 113 65 Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, Karolinska Institutet, 118 83 Stockholm, Sweden;
- Correspondence:
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden; (S.E.); (A.B.)
- Centre for Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Region Stockholm, Solnavägen 4, 113 65 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3A 1S1, Canada;
- George and Fay Yee Centre for Healthcare Innovation, Winnipeg, MB R3E 0T6, Canada
- The Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3E 3P4, Canada
- The Centre for Allergy Research, Karolinska Institutet, 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 171 77 Stockholm, Sweden; (S.E.); (A.B.)
- Centre for Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Region Stockholm, Solnavägen 4, 113 65 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, Karolinska Institutet, 118 83 Stockholm, Sweden;
- Sachs’ Children and Youth Hospital, 118 83 Stockholm, Sweden
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As new therapies for pediatric asthma are approved by the Food and Drug Administration, clinicians should be aware of their benefits and limitations. Accompanying these therapies are potential obstacles, including the delivery of inhaled therapies and age-specific issues regarding implementation and adherence. New insights are being added to well-established controller medications, including inhaled corticosteroids and long-acting β-agonists, while new medications previously approved in adults, including tiotropium and biologics, are now being evaluated for use in children. These drugs can be useful additive therapies to treat patients who are currently not responding to guidelines-based therapy.
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