Validation of the food allergy independent measure and the EuroPrevall food allergy quality of life questionnaire for children 812 years translated into Spanish
Allergol. immunopatol
; 50(1): 51-59, ene 2, 2022. ilus
Article
in English
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| ID: ibc-203085
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ABSTRACT
Background Different questionnaires have been developed to measure quality of life (QoL) in patients with food allergy. Our aim was to validate a Spanish translation of the Food Allergy Independent Measure (FAIM) and the EuroPrevall Food Allergy Quality of Life QuestionnaireChild Form (FAQLQ-CF) for children aged 812 years.Methods Sixty children with a diagnosis of IgE-mediated allergy to food completed the questionnaires. The internal consistency was evaluated with Cronbachs alpha. The correlation of FAQLQ-CF with FAIM was assessed to test construct validity. We compared both values with the diagnosis of anaphylaxis to evaluate discriminant validity.Results Cronbachs alpha was in the range of 0.6540.863 for the four domains of FAQLQ-CF and 0.779 for FAIM. There were no criteria to remove questions from the questionnaires. Significant correlations could be found between FAQLQ-CF and the number of offending foods and the impact on social life (all r > 0.33, P < 0.01), and between FAIM and anaphylaxis.Conclusions The Spanish translation of FAQLQ-CF showed acceptable internal consistency, good construct validity, and capacity to discriminate patients depending on the number of foods to avoid and the impact on social life. FAIM showed good discriminant capacity for anaphylaxis (AU).
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Spain
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IBECS
Main subject:
Quality of Life
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Food Hypersensitivity
Limits:
Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
Allergol. immunopatol
Year:
2022
Document type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
Childrens Hospital La Fe/Spain