Pediatric food allergy-related household costs are influenced by age, but not disease severity [Elektronisk resurs]
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Wai, Hay Mar (författare)
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Middelveld, Roelinde (författare)
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Thornqvist, Victoria (författare)
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Ballardini, Natalia (författare)
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Nilsson, Evalill (författare)
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Strömquist, Jennie (författare)
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Nilsson, Lennart, 1954- (författare)
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Ahlstedt, Staffan (författare)
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Protudjer, Jennifer Lisa Penner (författare)
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Linköpings universitet Institutionen för medicin och hälsa (utgivare)
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Linköpings universitet Medicinska fakulteten (utgivare)
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Region Östergötland Närsjukvården i västra Östergötland (utgivare)
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Linköpings universitet Institutionen för klinisk och experimentell medicin (utgivare)
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Region Östergötland Hjärt- och Medicincentrum (utgivare)
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Linköpings universitet Institutionen för klinisk och experimentell medicin (utgivare)
- Publicerad: ELSEVIER, 2019
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: World Allergy Organization Journal. - 1731-3317. ; 12:9
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- Objective: The economic burden of food allergy on households is poorly understood. We evaluated the household costs associated with specialist-diagnosed pediatric food allergy, with focus on age and disease severity. Study design: A cross-sectional study of 70 Swedish case-control pairs (59% boys) was conducted using Food Allergy Economic questionnaire. Household costs were analyzed between age- and gender-matched cases (children aged 0-17 years, with specialist-diagnosed food allergy) and controls (non-food allergic households). Results: Parents were predominantly university-educated and employed full-time. Most cases had parent-reported previous anaphylaxis. Mean total annual household costs were comparable between cases and controls. However, compared to controls, cases had significantly higher direct medical-, and non-medical related costs; higher indirect medical-related costs, and higher intangible costs (all p amp;lt; 0.05). In a sensitivity analyses of only cases aged 0-12 years, direct household costs, including lost earnings due to childs hospitalization, were significantly higher than controls. Results from only children with severe disease paralleled those of all cases vs. controls. Conclusions: Although pediatric food allergy is not associated with higher total annual household costs, these households have significantly higher direct medical-related, indirect and intangible costs vs. non-food allergic households. Higher household costs were identified amongst younger children, but not disease severity.
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- Medical and Health Sciences (hsv)
- Health Sciences (hsv)
- Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology (hsv)
- Medicin och hälsovetenskap (hsv)
- Hälsovetenskaper (hsv)
- Folkhälsovetenskap, global hälsa, socialmedicin och epidemiologi (hsv)
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- government publication (marcgt)
Indexterm och SAB-rubrik
- Adolescents; Children; Costs; Food allergy; Household
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