The Impact of an Evidence-based Myth-busting Information Intervention on Maternal Food Allergy Related Quality of Life, Anxiety and Self-efficacy

Launched by CHILDREN'S HEALTH IRELAND · Jan 23, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

Carers of food allergic children report that their information needs are greatest at the beginning of their journey when their child first experiences a food allergic reaction. Unfortunately, wait times to attend specialist paediatric allergy clinics can be lengthy. Thus, families can experience a prolonged time-gap between the initial allergic reaction and accessing diagnostic testing and benefitting from multi-disciplinary support and education. Furthermore, carers report often contradictory advice from non-specialist Healthcare Professionals (HCPs). This in turn encourages carers to look...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • First referral to Children's Health Ireland allergy service for evaluation of 'Immediate type' IgE food allergy.
• • Referral accepted and triaged to a waiting list between 30 months to six months prior to study commencement.
• • Child aged between three years and 12 years at the time of study commencement.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Referral source from Children's Health Ireland (CHI) dermatology or immunology services or the patient already attends services that will evaluate food allergy such as CHI dermatology and /or immunology.
• • Child younger than three years and older than 12 years at the time of study commencement.
• • Referral information is not suggestive of an IgE mediated food allergy.
• • Complex referral history suggestive of chronic urticaria, mast cell disorders or eosinophilic oesophagitis.