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HERO ID
7208136
Reference Type
Journal Article
Title
Validation of the Food Allergy Quality of Life-Parental Burden Questionnaire in the UK
Author(s)
Knibb, RC; Stalker, C; ,
Year
2013
Is Peer Reviewed?
1
Journal
Quality of Life Research
ISSN:
0962-9343
Publisher
SPRINGER
Location
DORDRECHT
Volume
22
Issue
7
Page Numbers
1841-1849
Language
English
PMID
23076799
DOI
10.1007/s11136-012-0295-3
Web of Science Id
WOS:000324105100035
URL
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84884415696&doi=10.1007%2fs11136-012-0295-3&partnerID=40&md5=60f43d6e6797708f1e36fe022cf3ae7a
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Abstract
Food allergy can have a profound effect on quality of life (QoL) of the family. The Food Allergy Quality of Life-Parental Burden Questionnaire (FAQL-PB) was developed on a US sample to assess the QoL of parents with food allergic children. The aim of this study was to examine the reliability and validity of the FAQL-PB in a UK sample and to assess the effect of asking about parental burden in the last week compared with parental burden in general, with no time limit for recall given.A total of 1,200 parents who had at least one child with food allergy were sent the FAQL-PB and the Child Health Questionnaire (CHQ-PF50); of whom only 63 % responded.Factor analysis of the FAQL-PB revealed two factors: limitations on life and emotional distress. The total scale and the two sub-scales had high internal reliability (all alpha > 0.85). There were small to moderate but significant correlations between total FAQL-PB scores and health and parental impact measures on the CHQ-PF50 (p < 0.01). Significantly greater parental burden was reported for the no-time limited compared with the time-limited version (p < 0.01).The FAQL-PB is a reliable and valid measure for use in the UK. The scale could be used in clinic to assess the physical and emotional quality of life in addition to the impact on total quality of life.
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