Peanut Allergy in Children: Relationships to Health-Related Quality of Life, Anxiety, and Parental Stress

This study examined relationships between Health Related Quality of Life, child anxiety, and parental stress in a sample of children with peanut allergy. 51 families were recruited to complete a series of measures including a demographic questionnaire, the Parenting Stress Index, a PedsQL 4.0, and a series of questions regarding their child's peanut allergy. Children completed a Revised-Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale, a PedsQL 4.0, and some specific questions regarding their peanut allergy. Regression analysis showed that child anxiety and parenting stress were found to significantly predict parent proxy-report of their child's health related quality of life; child anxiety, parenting stress, length of diagnosis, and requiring an epinephrine shot predicted self-report of health-related quality of life. Health-related quality of life in children with peanut allergy was affected not only by the severity of the allergy, but family reactions to the allergy.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of Kansas

Year dc:date.issued

2008

Author dc:creator

• Roy, Kimberlee Marie

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Roberts, Michael C.

• Clinical psychology
• Peanut allergy
• Children
• Health related quality of life
• Anxiety
• Parenting stress

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• This item is protected by copyright and unless otherwise specified the copyright of this thesis/dissertation is held by the author.

Language dc:language.iso

EN

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http://dissertations2.umi.com/ku:2569

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:kuscholarworks.ku.edu:1808/4219