EAACI Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Guidelines. Food allergy health-related quality of life measures.
Instruments have been developed and validated for the measurement of health-related quality of life in patients with food allergy. This guideline has been prepared by the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology's (EAACI) Guidelines for Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Group. It draws on a systematic review of the literature on quality of life instruments for food allergy and the Appraisal of Guidelines for Research & Evaluation (AGREE II) guideline development process. Guidance is provided on the use of such instruments in research, and the current limitations of their use in clinical practice are described. Gaps in current knowledge as well as areas of future interest are also discussed. This document is relevant to healthcare workers dealing with food-allergic patients, scientists engaging in food allergy research and policy makers involved in regulatory aspects concerning food allergy and safety.
Department of Mother and Child Health, The Referral Centre for Food Allergy Diagnosis and Treatment Veneto Region, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
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D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology; food allergy; guideline; health-related quality of life; pediatrics