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. 2023 Mar 1;51(2):71-81.
doi: 10.15586/aei.v51i2.617. eCollection 2023.

Food allergy in adolescents: validation of the food allergy independent measure and the EuroPrevall food allergy quality of life questionnaire into Spanish

Dah-Tay Jang  1 , Laura Ibáñez  1 , Elisa Buendía  1 , María Pérez Sabido  1 , Bartoll Ester  1 , Nieto María  1 , Selva Blanca  1 , Uixera Sonia  1 , Nieto Antonio  1 , Mazón Ángel  2
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Food allergy in adolescents: validation of the food allergy independent measure and the EuroPrevall food allergy quality of life questionnaire into Spanish

Dah-Tay Jang et al. Allergol Immunopathol (Madr). .

Abstract

Background: Different questionnaires have been developed globally to assess and compare the impact of food allergy on the quality of life. The aim of this study was to validate a Spanish translation of the Food Allergy Independent Measure (FAIM) and the EuroPrevall Food Allergy-Quality of Life Questionnaire-Teenage Form (FAQLQ-TF) for adolescents aged 13-17 years.

Methods: Sixty adolescents diagnosed with immunoglobulin E-mediated allergy to food completed the questionnaires. Cronbach's alpha was used to assess internal consistency; correlation between FAQLQ-TF and FAIM was used to test construct validity. The discriminant validity was evaluated by comparison with the number of offending foods, the perceived impact on social life, the diagnosis of anaphylaxis, and the previous prescription of adrenaline auto--injectors (AAI).

Results: No question fulfilled criteria to be removed from the questionnaire. For FAIM, Cronbach's alpha = 0.763, and for the four domains of FAQLQ-TF, Cronbach's alpha = 0.797-0.847. A significant correlation existed between FAQLQ-TF and FAIM, and of both of them with anaphylaxis and the prescription of AAI (P ˂ 0.05 for all comparisons).

Conclusions: This Spanish translation of FAIM and FAQLQ-TF for adolescents had good internal consistency and construct validity as well as ability to discriminate patients according to the number of foods to avoid, impact on social life, diagnosis of anaphylaxis, and AAI prescription.

Keywords: Adolescents; Food allergy; Quality of life; Questionnaire; Spanish; Teenagers; Validation.

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