title: Development and validation of educational materials for food allergy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To develop and validate a food allergy educational program.
  
  
  METHODS
  Materials developed through focus groups and parental and expert review were submitted to 60 parents of newly referred children with a prior food allergy diagnosis and an epinephrine autoinjector. The main outcome was correct demonstration of an autoinjector.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The correct number of autoinjector activation steps increased from 3.4 to 5.95 (of 6) after training (P < .001) and was 5.47 at 1 year (P < .05). The mean score for comfort with using the autoinjector (7-point Likert scale) before the curriculum was 4.63 (somewhat comfortable) and increased to 6.23 after the intervention (P < .05) and remained elevated at 1 year (6.03). Knowledge tests (maximum 15) increased from a mean score of 9.2 to 12.4 (P < .001) at the initial visit and remained at 12.7 at 1 year. The annualized rate of allergic reactions fell from 1.77 (historical) the year prior, to 0.42 (P < .001) after the program. On a 7-point Likert scale, all satisfaction categories remained above a favorable mean score of 6: straight-forward, organized, interesting, relevant, and recommend to others.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This food allergy educational curriculum for parents, now available online at no cost, showed high levels of satisfaction and efficacy.
authors.affiliation: Elliot and Roslyn Jaffe Food Allergy Institute, Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA. scott.sicherer@mssm.edu
authors.forename: Scott H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Sicherer
authors.forename: Perla A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Vargas
authors.forename: Marion E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Groetch
authors.forename: Lynn
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Christie
authors.forename: Suzanne K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Carlisle
authors.forename: Sally
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Noone
authors.forename: Stacie M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005190:Family; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D004837:Epinephrine
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