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Disease-specific health-related quality of life (HRQL) instruments for food allergy: protocol for a systematic review

Disease-specific health-related quality of life (HRQL) instruments for food allergy: protocol for a systematic review
Disease-specific health-related quality of life (HRQL) instruments for food allergy: protocol for a systematic review
BACKGROUND: The European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology is in the process of developing its Guideline for Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis, and this systematic review is one of seven inter-linked evidence syntheses that are being undertaken in order to provide a state-of-the-art synopsis of the current evidence base in relation to epidemiology, prevention, diagnosis and clinical management, and impact on quality of life, which will be used to inform clinical recommendations. The aim of this systematic review will be to determine which validated instruments can be employed to enable assessment of the impact of, and investigations and interventions for, food allergy on health-related quality of life.

METHODS: Seven bibliographic databases were searched from their inception to September 30, 2012 for disease-specific HRQL questionnaires that were specifically designed for use with patients/carers and any articles relating to the description, development and/or the validation of the above identified HRQLs. There were no language or geographic restrictions. We will assess the development of the instruments identified and their performance properties including: validity; generalizability; responsiveness; managing missing data; how variation in patient demography was managed; and cross-cultural and linguistic adaptation, using a previously reported quality assessment tool.

DISCUSSION: Using appropriately developed and validated instruments is critical to the accurate evaluation of HRQL in people with food allergy. This review will systematically appraise the evidence on the subject and help to identify any gaps.
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Salvilla, Sarah A., Panesar, Sukhmeet S., Patel, Shyamal, Rader, Tamara, Muraro, Antonella, Roberts, Graham, de-Blok, Bertine Flokstra, Dubois, Anthony and Sheikh, Aziz (2013) Disease-specific health-related quality of life (HRQL) instruments for food allergy: protocol for a systematic review. Clinical and Translational Allergy, 3 (15), 1-4. (doi:10.1186/2045-7022-3-15). (PMID:23635302)

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: The European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology is in the process of developing its Guideline for Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis, and this systematic review is one of seven inter-linked evidence syntheses that are being undertaken in order to provide a state-of-the-art synopsis of the current evidence base in relation to epidemiology, prevention, diagnosis and clinical management, and impact on quality of life, which will be used to inform clinical recommendations. The aim of this systematic review will be to determine which validated instruments can be employed to enable assessment of the impact of, and investigations and interventions for, food allergy on health-related quality of life.

METHODS: Seven bibliographic databases were searched from their inception to September 30, 2012 for disease-specific HRQL questionnaires that were specifically designed for use with patients/carers and any articles relating to the description, development and/or the validation of the above identified HRQLs. There were no language or geographic restrictions. We will assess the development of the instruments identified and their performance properties including: validity; generalizability; responsiveness; managing missing data; how variation in patient demography was managed; and cross-cultural and linguistic adaptation, using a previously reported quality assessment tool.

DISCUSSION: Using appropriately developed and validated instruments is critical to the accurate evaluation of HRQL in people with food allergy. This review will systematically appraise the evidence on the subject and help to identify any gaps.

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Accepted/In Press date: 11 April 2013
Published date: 1 May 2013
Keywords: food allergy, ige-mediated, qol, quality of life
Organisations: Human Development & Health

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Local EPrints ID: 388701
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/388701
PURE UUID: a1c0006c-0e3d-4eef-8527-1c6eab05fa7a
ORCID for Graham Roberts: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-2252-1248

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Date deposited: 02 Mar 2016 11:17
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 03:22

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Author: Sarah A. Salvilla
Author: Sukhmeet S. Panesar
Author: Shyamal Patel
Author: Tamara Rader
Author: Antonella Muraro
Author: Graham Roberts ORCID iD
Author: Bertine Flokstra de-Blok
Author: Anthony Dubois
Author: Aziz Sheikh

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