Psychological Impacts For Families Living With Food Allergy

Full Article: https://www.foodallergyawareness.org/food-allergy-and-anaphylaxis/psychological-impacts/psychological-impacts/

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Food allergy may affect as many as 32 million Americans, including 6 million children, and is a growing concern. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), between 1997 and 2011, the prevalence of food allergies rose 50 percent.

Food allergies require considerable time to manage and constant vigilance, which can pose a burden for both the food-allergic individual and his or her caregiver. Caregivers’ and food-allergic individuals’ quality of life is often negatively affected. Another source of anxiety may be harassment of the food-allergic individual. For information on bullying and harassment, please visit our bullying page.

Several groups in the US and in Europe are hard at work to learn more about what affects quality of life in food allergy among caregivers and patients of all ages. Quality of life is an important patient-oriented outcome, and key to understanding the psychological impact of food allergy.

To read the full article, click on the link below:

https://www.foodallergyawareness.org/food-allergy-and-anaphylaxis/psychological-impacts/psychological-impacts