Objective

Although a number of articles have described the psychosocial impact of raising a child with a food allergy, recent attempts at synthesizing this literature have been narrow in focus or methodologically limited. Consequently, this study aimed to synthesize both the quantitative and qualitative literature to achieve a better understanding of the psychosocial and financial burdens faced by families who raise children with food allergy.

Data Sources

Searches were performed on PubMed, Scopus, PsycInfo, and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature databases for articles related to the psychosocial and financial burden experienced by individuals who care for a child with food allergy.

Study Selections

English language, original research articles were included in this review.

Results

A total of 54 articles were deemed eligible for review. Results from the quantitative literature revealed that parents of children with food allergy (ie, food allergy and food protein–induced enterocolitis, proctocolitis, and enteropathy) consistently reported lower quality of life than their comparison groups. Within-group analyses suggest that this burden is increased for parents who manage multiple food allergies, severe food allergy, and comorbid allergic conditions. Thematic synthesis of the qualitative literature suggests that the psychosocial burden shouldered by parents of children with food allergy stems, in part, from the unpredictable threat of exposure and the practical and social burdens of managing a food allergy. In addition to psychosocial burdens, a small but growing body of literature suggests that families with food allergy also incur greater financial costs.

Conclusion

Findings suggest that pediatric food allergy imposes considerable burdens on parents both quantitatively and qualitatively.

中文翻译：

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儿科食物过敏护理人员负担的范围审查

客观的

尽管许多文章描述了养育食物过敏儿童的社会心理影响，但最近综合这些文献的尝试在重点或方法上受到限制。因此，本研究旨在综合定量和定性文献，以更好地了解养育食物过敏儿童的家庭所面临的社会心理和经济负担。

数据源

在 PubMed、Scopus、PsycInfo 和护理和相关健康文献数据库的累积索引上搜索了与照顾食物过敏儿童的个人所经历的社会心理和经济负担相关的文章。

研究选择

这篇综述包括英语、原创研究文章。

结果

共有 54 篇文章被认为符合审查条件。定量文献的结果显示，食物过敏（即食物过敏和食物蛋白诱发的小肠结肠炎、直肠结肠炎和肠病）儿童的父母报告的生活质量始终低于对照组。组内分析表明，对于处理多种食物过敏、严重食物过敏和合并过敏性疾病的父母来说，这种负担会增加。定性文献的专题综合表明，食物过敏儿童的父母所承受的社会心理负担部分源于不可预测的暴露威胁以及管理食物过敏的实际和社会负担。除了心理负担，

结论

研究结果表明，儿科食物过敏在数量和质量上都给父母带来了相当大的负担。