Quality of life in food allergy: Valid scales for children and adults

Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 214-221

  Flokstra De Blok, Bertine M J ^a   Dubois, Anthony E J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Food allergy; Health related quality of life; Instruments; Questionnaires; Scales

Indexed keywords

FOOD ALLERGEN;

ACCURACY; ALLERGIC REACTION; ANXIETY; CHILD HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE CHILD FORM 87; CHILD HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE PARENT FORM 28; CHILD HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE PARENT FORM 50; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTENT VALIDITY; DISCRIMINANT VALIDITY; FACE VALIDITY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FOOD ALLERGY; FOOD ALLERGY IMPACT SCALE; FOOD ALLERGY PARENT QUESTIONNAIRE; FOOD ALLERGY QUALITY OF LIFE PARENTAL BURDEN; FOOD ALLERGY QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE ADULT FORM; FOOD ALLERGY QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE CHILD FORM; FOOD ALLERGY QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE PARENT FORM; FOOD ALLERGY QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE TEENAGER FORM; FOOD ALLERGY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMPACT ON FAMILY SCALE; INFORMATION; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; INTERVENTION STUDY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RAND 36; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 68049139202     PISSN: 15284050     EISSN: 14736322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACI.0b013e32832aa59f     Document Type: Review

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