Allergic Rhinitis, Asthma, Atopic Dermatitis, Eosinophilic Esophagitis, Food Allergy
Conditions
Keywords
Food insecurity, Health literacy, Quality of life
Brief summary
Our central hypothesis is that dietary limitations introduced by food allergy will contribute to increased food insecurity in households with food allergic children when compared to food insecure households without food allergic children.
Detailed description
Specific Aim 1 To describe food insecurity in families of the pediatric allergy population, specifically comparing the prevalence of food insecurity rates between households of food allergic patients and households of allergic patients without food allergy. Specific Aim 2 To examine health literacy in parents of patients in the pediatric allergy population, comparing food insecure patients with and without food allergy to food secure patients with food allergy. Specific Aim 3 To examine quality of life in food allergic patients' households using the food allergy impact scale, comparing food allergic patients' households with food insecurity to food allergic patients' households without food insecurity.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute
Study design
Observational model
CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
1 Years to 17 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Parents whose child has an allergy appointment with the Allergy and Immunology Department at Arkansas Children's Hospital between 1-17 years of age with allergic disease
Exclusion criteria
* Parents whose child has an allergy appointment with the Allergy and Immunology Department at Arkansas Children's Hospital less than 1 years of age or 18 years of age and older will not be eligible to participate in this study. Children with immunodeficiency disease will be excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Presence of food insecurity within an atopic population | 1.25 years | The primary outcome variable of interest is the presence of food insecurity (patients with Low Food Security or Very Low Food Security). A chi-square test of independence will be used to test the association between food insecurity and food allergy. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Health Literacy Rate | 1.25 years | A logistic regression analysis will be done to test the effect of food allergy and food insecurity on the health illiteracy rates after adjusting for confounding variables such as demographics. Appropriate contrasts for the interaction effect between food allergy and food insecurity will also be used to compare health literacy rates. |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Quality of life of families with food allergic members | 1.25 years | The average quality of life score taken across all six items in the quality of life questionnaire will be the outcome variable of interest. The mean average quality of life score between the food secure households with food allergy and the food insecure households with food allergy will be compared between the two groups using an ANCOVA method. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed