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PMID: 22554125 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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To cite this article: MacKenzie H, Roberts G, Van Laar D, Dean T. A new quality of life scale for teenagers with food hypersensitivity. Pediatr Allergy Immunol 2012: 00. ABSTRACT: Background: A disease-specific health-related quality of life (HRQL) scale enables the impact of current and new interventions on the HRQL of teenagers with food hypersensitivity (FHS) to be evaluated. No such scale exists for teenagers with FHS living in the UK. This research aimed to develop and validate a disease-specific HRQL scale for this group, thus facilitating HRQL measurement in this population. Methods: A preliminary 51-item questionnaire was generated from interviews with 21 teenagers with FHS, the coverage and acceptability of which was refined in pre- and pilot testing (N = 102). On the basis of the field test data (N = 299), principal components analysis identified those items best measuring HRQL. Results: The final 34-item You and Your Food Allergy scale covered five domains: social well-being and independence, support, day-to-day activities, family relations and emotional well-being. The whole scale displayed excellent internal consistency (Cronbach's α = 0.92) and test-retest reliability (ICC = 0.87). The scale correlated as hypothesised with a generic HRQL scale (PedsQL) and discriminated by disease severity, providing evidence for its construct validity. Conclusions: The You and Your Food Allergy scale is the first HRQL scale to have been developed and validated with UK teenagers with FHS. Subject to further evaluation of its psychometric properties, its development has important applications in future research into the HRQL of teenagers with FHS. Short and easy-to-complete, the scale has been designed to appeal to teenagers and is likely to be useful to facilitate discussion of HRQL issues. |
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Heather Mackenzie; Graham Roberts; Darren Van Laar; Taraneh Dean |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-5-3 |
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Title: Pediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology Volume: - ISSN: 1399-3038 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2012 May |
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Created Date: 2012-5-4 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9106718 Medline TA: Pediatr Allergy Immunol Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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© 2012 John Wiley & Sons A/S. |
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School of Health Sciences and Social Work, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK David Hide Asthma and Allergy Research Centre, Isle of Wight and University of Southampton, Southampton, UK Department of Psychology, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK School of Health Sciences and Social Work, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth and David Hide Asthma and Allergy Research Centre, Isle of Wight, UK, Portsmouth, UK. |
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