ABSTRACT
La enfermedad por coronavirus (COVID-19) es altamente contagiosa y las medidas de confinamiento dinámico han demostrado que reducen significativamente el número de contagios, sin embargo, pueden alterar la disponibilidad de alimentos afectando la adherencia a la dieta libre de gluten (DLG) y la calidad de vida (CV) en la enfermedad celiaca (EC). El objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar los factores que limitan, la adherencia a la dieta libre de gluten y la calidad de vida en personas con enfermedad celiaca en periodo de pandemia por COVID-19. Métodos Se aplicaron encuestas on-line respecto a adherencia a la DLG, CV y acerca de los factores que han generado dificultad para llevar una DLG en este escenario. Resultados Se analizaron 216 encuestas de enfermos celiacos, mayores de 15 años, de los cuales un 91% eran mujeres con un promedio de edad de 36 + 10,7 años y con 5,8 + 6,0 años de enfermedad. El 56,48% tenía una excelente adherencia a la DLG y un 43,52% una buena CV. El costo elevado de los alimentos sin gluten fue la pregunta con mayor porcentaje de respuesta, asociándose con regular y mala adherencia a la DLG (valor p=0,001) y con pobre CV (valor p=0,023). Conclusión En periodo de pandemia por COVID-19, el costo de los alimentos se asocia con adherencia regular y mala a la DLG y con pobre CV(AU)
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is highly contagious and dynamic confinement measures have shown to significantly reduce the number of infections, however, they can alter the availability of food, affecting adherence to a gluten-free diet (GFD) and quality of life (QoL) in celiac disease (CD). The objective of this study was to evaluate the limiting factors, adherence to a gluten-free diet and quality of life in people with celiac disease in a COVID-19 pandemic period. Methods. On-line surveys were applied regarding adherence to the GFD, CV, and factors that have generated difficulty in carrying out a GFD in this setting. Results. 216 surveys of celiac patients over 15 years of age were analyzed, of which 91% were women with an average age of 36 + 10.7 years and with 5.8 + 6.0 years of the disease. 56.48% had excellent adherence to the GFD and 43.52% had a good QoL. The high cost of gluten-free foods was the question with the highest response percentage, associated with regular and poor adherence to the GFD (p-value = 0.001) and with poor QoL (p-value = 0.023). Conclusion. In a COVID-19 pandemic period, the cost of food is associated with regular and poor adherence to the GFD and with poor QoL(AU)
Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Adult , Quality of Life , Celiac Disease/diet therapy , Diet, Gluten-Free , Treatment Adherence and Compliance , COVID-19/prevention & control , Celiac Disease/economics , Quarantine , Cross-Sectional Studies , Costs and Cost Analysis , Diet, Gluten-Free/economics , COVID-19/economicsABSTRACT
La enfermedad celiaca es la intolerancia alimentaria más común del mundo, alcanzando a un 1% de la población y su único tratamiento es una dieta libre de gluten. El objetivo del estudio, de tipo exploratorio y diseño descriptivo, es conocer la percepción que los adultos celiacos tienen sobre su alimentación, calidad de vida y socialización después de empezar el tratamiento. Se entrevistó a 8 celiacos entre 24 y 37 años. Los entrevistados describen una respuesta emocional ante su nueva alimentación, que abarca frustración, cansancio, alivio, tranquilidad, no siendo excluyentes entre sí. El tratamiento nutricional hace ganar habilidades como la cocina, lo que genera mayor consciencia sobre lo que se come. Extrañar la comida con gluten es transversal; hay quienes pueden manejarlo, otros quienes rompen el tratamiento. La calidad de vida se ve afectada por el mayor costo económico de alimentacion sin gluten, las enfermedades asociadas y los factores que facilitan la adherencia a la dieta. La socialización con el entorno es facilitada cuando al celiaco se le apoya en su tratamiento; el ocio se vuelve más escaso y difícil, llevando a la restricción social
Celiac disease is the most common food intolerance in the world, reaching a prealenve of 1% of the population and its only treatment is a gluten-free diet. The aim of the study, exploratory and descriptive design, is to know the perception that celiac adults have about their diet, quality of life and socialization after starting treatment. Eight celiacs between the ages of 24 and 37 were interviewed. The interviewees describe an emotional response to their new diet, encompassing frustration, tiredness, relief and calm. Nutritional treatment makes them gain skills like cooking, which raises awareness about what you eat. Missing gluten-food is cross-cutting, some can handle it, others break treatment. Quality of life is affected by the higher economic cost of gluten-free nutrition, associated diseases and factors that facilitate diet adherence. Socialization with the environment is facilitated when celiac people is supported in its treatment; leisure becomes scarcer and more difficult, leading to social restrictions
Subject(s)
Humans , Adult , Quality of Life , Celiac Disease/diet therapy , Epidemiology, Descriptive , Cost of Illness , Diet, Gluten-Free/economics , Treatment Adherence and ComplianceABSTRACT
Celiac disease requires a strict gluten free diet for life for proper recovery. This results in higher feeding costs. Aim: To analyze the cost of basic food basket (BFB) compared to a basket especially designed for celiac patients in Chile and to estimate the increment in food spending that these patients experience. Material and Methods: The cost of a daily BFB was calculated using the National Socioeconomic Characterization Enquiry (CASEN) methodology of the Ministry of Planning and the food prices delivered by the National Institute of Statistics for consumers, adjusted according to consumer prices at june 2007. To calculate the cost of the basket for celiac disease, equivalent foods without gluten were considered. Their daily and monthly values and the percentage difference between them were analyzed, by food groups and type of basket. Results: The monthly value of BFB and a basket for a celiac is, at june 2007, Ch $ 30.251 and Ch $ 57.250, respectively. This represents an increase in feeding costs for celiac patients of 89 percent. Conclusions: The greater cost of food without gluten represents a ¡imitation in the budget of celiac patients.