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Cho H, Kim J, Kim S, Jeong HI, Kwon M, Kim HM, Shim JS, Kim K, Baek J, Kyung Y, Choi SJ, Oh SY, Bae J, Won HH, Kim J, Ahn K. Postpartum Maternal Anxiety Affects the Development of Food Allergy Through Dietary and Gut Microbial Diversity During Early Infancy. ALLERGY, ASTHMA & IMMUNOLOGY RESEARCH 2024; 16:154-167. [PMID: 38528383 DOI: 10.4168/aair.2024.16.2.154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2023] [Revised: 11/29/2023] [Accepted: 12/25/2023] [Indexed: 03/27/2024]
Abstract
PURPOSE We aimed to investigate the mediating factors between maternal anxiety and the development of food allergy (FA) in children until 2 years from birth. METHODS In this longitudinal cohort of 122 mother-child dyads from pregnancy to 24 months of age, we regularly surveyed maternal psychological states, infant feeding data, and allergic symptoms and collected stool samples at 6 months of age for microbiome analysis. Considering the temporal order of data collection, we investigated serial mediating effects and indirect effects among maternal anxiety, dietary diversity (DD), gut microbial diversity, and FA using structural equation modeling. RESULTS Among the 122 infants, 15 (12.3%) were diagnosed with FA. Increased maternal anxiety between 3 and 6 months after delivery was associated with a lower DD score. Infants with low DD at 4 months showed low gut microbial richness, which was associated with FA development. When the infants were grouped into 4 subtypes, using consensus clustering of 13 gut bacteria significantly associated with maternal anxiety and DD, Prevotella, Eubacterium, Clostridiales and Lachnospiraceae were more abundant in the group with lower FA occurrence. CONCLUSIONS Postpartum maternal anxiety, mediated by reduced DD and gut microbial diversity, may be a risk factor for the development of FA in infants during the first 2 years of life.
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- Hyunbin Cho
- Department of Digital Health, Samsung Advanced Institute for Health Sciences and Technology (SAIHST), Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hallym University Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University School of Medicine, Hwaseong, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Eulji University Hospital, Eulji University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Statistics and Data Center, Research Institute for Future Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Statistics and Data Center, Research Institute for Future Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Psychology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Changwon, Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- R&D Institute, BioEleven Co., Ltd., Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Digital Health, Samsung Advanced Institute for Health Sciences and Technology (SAIHST), Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea
- Samsung Genome Institute, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Health Sciences and Technology, Samsung Advanced Institute for Health Sciences & Technology, Seoul, Korea.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Health Sciences and Technology, Samsung Advanced Institute for Health Sciences & Technology, Seoul, Korea
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Jung M, Kim S, Yoo HW, Kim HY, Kim M, Lee JY, Park B, Kim J, Ahn K, Kyung Y, Kim J. Validity and Reliability of the Korean Versions of the Food Allergy Quality of Life Questionnaire-Child Form and Teenager Form. ALLERGY, ASTHMA & IMMUNOLOGY RESEARCH 2024; 16:202-210. [PMID: 38528387 DOI: 10.4168/aair.2024.16.2.202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2023] [Revised: 11/27/2023] [Accepted: 12/25/2023] [Indexed: 03/27/2024]
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We aimed to assess the validity and reliability of the Korean versions of the Food Allergy Quality of Life Questionnaire-Child Form (K-FAQLQ-CF) and the Food Allergy Quality of Life Questionnaire-Teenager Form (K-FAQLQ-TF). Patients aged 8-17 years with food allergy (FA) were enrolled and completed the Korean versions of the questionnaires, including the K-FAQLQ-CF, the Food Allergy Independent Measure-Child Form (K-FAIM-CF), and the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory™ (K-PedsQL™ 4.0) for children and the K-FAQLQ-TF, the Food Allergy Independent Measure-Teenager Form (K-FAIM-TF), and the K-PedsQL™ 4.0 for adolescents. We enrolled 56 children and 23 adolescents in this study. The K-FAQLQ-CF showed a good internal consistency (Cronbach's α coefficient = 0.969) and an excellent test-retest reliability (intraclass correlation coefficient = 0.914, P = 0.011). There was a moderate correlation between the K-FAQLQ-CF and K-FAIM-CF scores (β = 0.736, P < 0.001), indicating construct validity. The K-FAQLQ-CF score was weakly associated with the K-PedsQL™ 4.0 score (β = -0.289, P = 0.031), verifying convergent and discriminant validities. The K-FAQLQ-TF also showed a good internal consistency (Cronbach's α coefficient = 0.966) and test-retest reliability (intraclass correlation coefficient = 0.974, P = 0.005). Construct validity was also established by a moderate correlation with the K-FAIM-TF (β = 0.699, P < 0.001). Our results suggest that the K-FAQLQ-CF and K-FAQLQ-TF are valid and reliable tools to evaluate the quality of life of children and adolescents with FA in Korea.
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- Minyoung Jung
- Department of Pediatrics, Kosin University Gospel Hospital, Kosin University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea
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- Integrated and Respiratory Care Center for Children, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Chungnam National University Sejong Hospital, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Sejong, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hallym University Chuncheon Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University School of Medicine, Chuncheon, Korea
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- Biomedical Statistics Center, Research Institute for Future Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Health Sciences and Technology, Samsung Advanced Institute for Health Sciences & Technology, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Changwon, Korea.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Health Sciences and Technology, Samsung Advanced Institute for Health Sciences & Technology, Seoul, Korea.
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Shin S, Jang S, Kim J, Song J, Park S, Kim Y, Lee MH, Kim HM, Choi YR, Jung M, Kim M, Lee JY, Baek J, Kim S, Kim J, Ahn K. Initial updosing phase of oral immunotherapy improves quality of life and psychological burden in parents of children with food allergy. Allergy Asthma Proc 2024; 45:128-136. [PMID: 38449018 DOI: 10.2500/aap.2024.45.240001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/08/2024]
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Background: Oral immunotherapy (OIT) can impose psychological burdens on patients and their parents due to the necessary preparations and repeated adverse reactions. Objective: To investigate changes in quality of life (QoL) and psychological burden in parents of children receiving OIT for food allergy (FA). Methods: Children aged 3-13 years with FA were enrolled. Parents were asked to fill out the Korean versions of the Food Allergy Quality of Life-Parental Burden (FAQL-PB), the Korean versions of the Food Allergy Quality of Life-Parental Form (K-FAQLQ-PF), the Korean versions of the Beck Anxiety Inventory (K-BAI), and the Korean version of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) for depression before OIT (T1), after 2 months of updosing (T2), and after the end of the updosing phase (T3). Results: A total of 111 parents were enrolled. The total FAQL-PB scores were decreased at T2 and T3 compared with those at T1 (all p < 0.001). Greater improvement in the total FAQL-PB score at T2 was noted in parents with a higher parental burden (FAQL-PB score ≥ 74 points) at baseline than in those with a lower parental burden (p = 0.001). Among the K-FAQLQ-PF domains, "food anxiety" scores were decreased at T2 and T3 compared with those at T1 (p = 0.049 and p = 0.030, respectively), whereas there was no change in "social and dietary limitation" and "emotional impact" scores between T1 and T2 and between T1 and T3. However, no differences were observed in K-BAI and PHQ-9 scores between T1 and T2 and between T1 and T3. Conclusion: Our results suggest that OIT improves parental burden and QoL in parents of children with FA.
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- Sanghee Shin
- From the Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- From the Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- From the Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- From the Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- From the Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- From the Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- From the Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- From the Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Allergy Center, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kosin University Gospel Hospital, Kosin University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Chungnam National University Sejong Hospital, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Sejong, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Chuncheon Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University School of Medicine, Chuncheon, Korea
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- Department of Psychology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hallym University Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University School of Medicine, Hwaseong, Korea, and
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- From the Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- From the Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Kim S, Ahn K, Kim J. Practical issues of oral immunotherapy for egg or milk allergy. Clin Exp Pediatr 2024; 67:140-148. [PMID: 37350169 PMCID: PMC10915454 DOI: 10.3345/cep.2023.00234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2023] [Revised: 08/09/2023] [Accepted: 08/10/2023] [Indexed: 06/24/2023] Open
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Oral immunotherapy (OIT) has been recommended to reduce parental burden related to strict allergen avoidance and induce desensitization and immune tolerance for patients with long-lasting allergies to hen's eggs (HE) or cow's milk (CM). OIT should be monitored by pediatric allergists specializing in OIT and oral food challenge tests to manage allergic reactions. Although a previous history of anaphylaxis or multiple food allergies is not a contraindication to OIT, it is contraindicated if the patient has uncontrolled asthma, a malignancy, active systemic autoimmune disorders, or diseases requiring treatment with beta-blockers. A variety of OIT protocols have been de veloped to ensure better outcomes and safe up-dosing, including adjunctive therapies with biologics. This review provides insight into the practical issues of various immunotherapy options for children with HE or CM allergies.
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- Sukyung Kim
- Department of Pediatrics, Hallym University Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University School of Medicine, Hwaseong, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Health Sciences and Technology, Samsung Advanced Institute for Health Sciences & Technology, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Health Sciences and Technology, Samsung Advanced Institute for Health Sciences & Technology, Seoul, Korea
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Kivistö JE, de Blok BF, Protudjer JLP, Ojaniemi I, Karjalainen J, Huhtala H, Dunn Galvin A. Validation of the Finnish version of the food allergy quality of life questionnaire-parent form (F-FAQLQ-PF). Acta Paediatr 2024; 113:91-97. [PMID: 37548086 DOI: 10.1111/apa.16937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2023] [Revised: 07/08/2023] [Accepted: 08/03/2023] [Indexed: 08/08/2023]
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AIM Specific questionnaires about food allergy and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) have been developed and validated in several languages, but not Finnish. We aimed to validate the Finnish Food Allergy Quality of Life Questionnaire-Parent Form (FAQLQ-PF) for children under age 13 years. METHODS The original FAQLQ-PF and Food Allergy Independent Measure (FAIM) were translated into Finnish per World Health Organisation guidelines and tested by 72 parents of children under age 13 years with suspected severe peanut or tree nut allergy who were recruited at Allergy Centre in Tampere University Hospital in Tampere, Finland. We calculated the construct validity of the questionnaire by calculating the coefficients between the two measures and used Cronbach's alpha to establish the internal consistency. RESULTS The FAQLQ-PF showed strong correlations with domain structure and internal consistency, based on Spearman's correlations (rho) for the HRQoL questions, FAIM questions and FAIM mean values. The total questionnaire score correlated significantly with the mean FAIM (rho = 0.95, p < 0.001) and individual FAIM questions. The FAQLQ-PF and domains had good or excellent internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha >0.70). CONCLUSION The Finnish FAQLQ-PF demonstrated good construct validity and excellent internal consistency for measuring food allergy HRQoL in children under age 13 years.
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- J E Kivistö
- Allergy Centre, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
- Tampere Center for Child Health Research, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
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- General Practitioners Research Institute, Groningen, The Netherlands
- University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen Research Institute Asthma and COPD (GRIAC), University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
- University Medical Center Groningen, Beatrix Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatric Pulmonology and Pediatric Allergology, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Food and Human Nutritional Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- The Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- George and Fay Yee Centre for Healthcare Innovation, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Allergy Centre, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
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- Allergy Centre, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
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- Faculty of Social Sciences, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
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- School of Applied Psychology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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Seo JB. Computerized Tomographic Assessment for Phenotyping Asthma. ALLERGY, ASTHMA & IMMUNOLOGY RESEARCH 2023; 15:122-124. [PMID: 37021500 PMCID: PMC10079513 DOI: 10.4168/aair.2023.15.2.122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2023] [Revised: 01/25/2023] [Accepted: 01/31/2023] [Indexed: 04/07/2023]
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- Joon Beom Seo
- Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
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