Elazığ Mental Health and Diseases Hospital, Elazığ, Turkey;
Elazığ Mental Health and Diseases Hospital, Elazığ, Turkey.
Allergol Immunopathol (Madr). 2023 Sep 1;51(5):48-56. doi: 10.15586/aei.v51i5.860. eCollection 2023.
The present study aimed to evaluate the quality of life in children with food allergies, the accompanying depression and anxiety disorders, and caregiving burden of their mothers.
A total of 168 children with food allergy visiting our clinic and their mothers were included in the study group. The control group included 152 children who visited the healthy child follow-up clinic of our hospital and their mothers. Studying mothers' opinions, the Food Allergy Quality of Life Questionnaire Parent Form (FAQLQ-PF) was used for evaluating children, and the Beck's Depression Inventory, Beck's Anxiety Inventory, Temperament Evaluation of Memphis, Pisa, Paris, San Diego Auto-questionnaire, and Zarit Caregiver Burden Scales were used for evaluating mothers.
No differences were noticed between the study and control group regarding mean age and gender distribution ( > 0.05). In the study, the FAQLQ-PF total and subscale scores of children with food allergies were determined according to the opinions of their mothers, and scores tended to increase with age ( < 0.0001). In addition, it was determined that mothers of children with food allergies had higher levels of anxiety, depression, and caregiving burden than mothers of the control group ( < 0.0001).
In order to develop a multidisciplinary approach for children with food allergies, we conceived as appropriate to inform their families about the difficulties of caregiving and psychosocial disorders that could develop over time. They also must be informed to take preventive measures as well as the medical aspects of their children's disease.
本研究旨在评估食物过敏儿童的生活质量、伴随的抑郁和焦虑障碍，以及其母亲的照顾负担。
共纳入 168 名来我院就诊的食物过敏儿童及其母亲作为研究组，对照组纳入 152 名来我院健康儿童随访门诊的儿童及其母亲。研究母亲的意见，使用食物过敏生活质量问卷家长版（FAQLQ-PF）评估儿童，使用贝克抑郁量表、贝克焦虑量表、孟菲斯、比萨、巴黎、圣地亚哥自动问卷特质评估、Zarit 照顾者负担量表评估母亲。
研究组和对照组在平均年龄和性别分布方面无差异（>0.05）。在研究中，根据母亲的意见确定了食物过敏儿童的 FAQLQ-PF 总分和各分量表评分，且评分随年龄增长而升高（<0.0001）。此外，还发现食物过敏儿童的母亲比对照组的母亲有更高的焦虑、抑郁和照顾负担（<0.0001）。
为了为食物过敏儿童制定多学科方法，我们认为合适的做法是告知其家庭有关照顾困难和可能随时间发展的心理社会障碍。还必须告知他们采取预防措施以及孩子疾病的医疗方面。
