Peanut allergy burden survey: Factors associated with health‐related quality of life in adolescents
- Allergy Partners P.A. Asheville North Carolina USA
- NYU Grossman School of Medicine Hassenfeld Children's Hospital New York New York USA, Department of Pediatrics, Gastroenterology and Nutrition Collegium Medicum University of Warmia and Mazury Olsztyn Poland
- H. E. Outcomes LLC Simi Valley Los Angeles California USA
- Xcenda LLC Carrolton Texas USA
- Aimmune Therapeutics A Nestlé Health Science Company Brisbane California USA
Abstract Background Patients with peanut allergy (PA) experience significant burden of illness, which impacts health‐related quality of life (HRQoL), particularly in adolescence. There is a paucity of research evaluating drivers of HRQoL scores. Methods A prospective, online survey of adolescents with self‐reported, provider‐diagnosed PA completed from November 2018 to January 2019 was used to explore drivers of the real‐world impact of PA on HRQoL using the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory 4.0 (PedsQL) and other measures. Univariate and multivariate analyses were used to identify potential factors associated with PedsQL scores and to understand the level of association. Results A total of 102 adolescents were included. The final model included 10 variables: race, reported strict peanut avoidance, satisfaction with prophylaxis, moderate‐to‐severe reaction within the past 12 months, touching peanut as cause of most severe reaction, fear of reaction, age, gender, comorbidities, and daily life limitations. In total, three items were shown to be strong predictors of the PedsQL total score including cause of severe reaction was touching peanut (yes), level of agreement with avoiding peanut (completely agree), and satisfaction with prophylaxis (not very much/not at all). Conclusions There is substantial heterogeneity in the impact of the burden of PA on PedsQL scores across patients. This indicates the importance of shared and individualized decision making for PA management to optimize outcomes and improve HRQoL.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- OSTI ID:
- 1963540
- Journal Information:
- Clinical and Translational Allergy, Journal Name: Clinical and Translational Allergy Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 13; ISSN 2045-7022
- Publisher:
- Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)Copyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- Country unknown/Code not available
- Language:
- English
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