Candice Chow1, Donna B Pincus2, Jonathan S Comer3. 1. Division of Pediatric Psychosocial Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, candice_chow@dfci.harvard.edu. 2. Department of Psychology, Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders (CARD), Boston University, and. 3. Mental Health Interventions and Technology (MINT) Program, Florida International University.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Identify factors associated with maternal perceptions of health-related quality of life (QoL) among youth with food allergies (FA), and identify maternal factors that may moderate relationships between FA-related challenges and child QoL. METHODS: In all, 533 mothers of children with FA completed measures assessing characteristics of their child's FA, maternal perceptions of child QoL, maternal psychological distress, and maternal overprotection. RESULTS: FA severity, maternal psychological distress, and overprotection were significantly associated with maternal reports of poorer child functioning and/or poorer QoL among youth with FA. Hierarchical linear regression analyses showed an FA severity by maternal distress interaction in the prediction of child FA-related anxiety; children of higher stress mothers showed a stronger link between auto-injector use and anxiety than children of lower stress mothers. CONCLUSIONS: When identifying youth with FA who are at risk for low QoL, it is important to assess history of FA-related challenges, parental psychological distress, and overprotection.
OBJECTIVES: Identify factors associated with maternal perceptions of health-related quality of life (QoL) among youth with food allergies (FA), and identify maternal factors that may moderate relationships between FA-related challenges and child QoL. METHODS: In all, 533 mothers of children with FA completed measures assessing characteristics of their child's FA, maternal perceptions of child QoL, maternal psychological distress, and maternal overprotection. RESULTS: FA severity, maternal psychological distress, and overprotection were significantly associated with maternal reports of poorer child functioning and/or poorer QoL among youth with FA. Hierarchical linear regression analyses showed an FA severity by maternal distress interaction in the prediction of child FA-related anxiety; children of higher stress mothers showed a stronger link between auto-injector use and anxiety than children of lower stress mothers. CONCLUSIONS: When identifying youth with FA who are at risk for low QoL, it is important to assess history of FA-related challenges, parental psychological distress, and overprotection.
Authors: Jennifer S LeBovidge; Linda J Herbert; Ashley Ramos; Nancy Rotter; Scott H Sicherer; Michael C Young; Michael Pistiner; Wanda Phipatanakul; Lisa M Bartnikas; Theresa A Bingemann Journal: J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract Date: 2022-08-25
Authors: P Bégin; E S Chan; H Kim; M Wagner; M S Cellier; C Favron-Godbout; E M Abrams; M Ben-Shoshan; S B Cameron; S Carr; D Fischer; A Haynes; S Kapur; M N Primeau; J Upton; T K Vander Leek; M M Goetghebeur Journal: Allergy Asthma Clin Immunol Date: 2020-03-18 Impact factor: 3.406