Sharma Ashika, Prematta Tracy, Fausnight Tracy
Penn State Hershey Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, 500 University Drive, Hershey, PA 17033, USA.
J Allergy (Cairo). 2012;2012:168053. doi: 10.1155/2012/168053. Epub 2011 Oct 10.
Rationale. We sought to evaluate the impact of having an allergist at a food allergy support group (FASG) on the relationship between parents and their child's allergist. Methods. Ninety-eight online surveys were sent to parents who attend a FASG affiliated with our institution. Responses were analyzed looking for reasons for attending the support group and comfort with having an allergist present at the meetings. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of having an allergist at the food allergy support group on the relationship between parents and their child's allergist. Results. The FASG decreased anxiety about food allergies for 77.7% of those who responded. Most (71.4%) felt the FASG improved their child's quality of life. Greater than 90% felt comfortable having an allergist at the support group meeting, and 64.3% felt that talking to an allergist at the FASG made it easier to speak with their child's allergist. Conclusions. FASG meetings appear to be a good way for families of children with food allergies to learn more about food allergies, improve quality of life, and increase comfort in communicating with a child's allergist.
原理。我们试图评估在食物过敏支持小组（FASG）中有过敏症专科医生对家长与其孩子的过敏症专科医生之间关系的影响。方法。向参加与我们机构相关联的FASG的家长发送了98份在线调查问卷。对回复进行分析，以寻找参加支持小组的原因以及对会议中有过敏症专科医生在场的舒适度。本研究的主要目的是评估在食物过敏支持小组中有过敏症专科医生对家长与其孩子的过敏症专科医生之间关系的影响。结果。FASG使77.7%的回复者对食物过敏的焦虑有所减轻。大多数（71.4%）认为FASG改善了孩子的生活质量。超过90%的人对支持小组会议中有过敏症专科医生在场感到舒适，64.3%的人认为在FASG与过敏症专科医生交谈后，与孩子的过敏症专科医生交谈变得更容易。结论。FASG会议似乎是食物过敏儿童家庭更多了解食物过敏、改善生活质量以及增强与孩子的过敏症专科医生沟通舒适度的好方法。
