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Developmental trajectories in food allergy: a review.
DunnGalvin, A Hourihane, J'O B
DunnGalvin, A
Hourihane, J'O B
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Date
2009
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Adaptation, Psychological
Adolescent
Child
Child Development
Child, Preschool
Chronic Disease
Female
Food Hypersensitivity
Humans
Infant
Male
Parents
Prevalence
Quality of Life
Risk-Taking
Sex Characteristics
Social Support
Stress, Physiological
Stress, Psychological
Adolescent
Child
Child Development
Child, Preschool
Chronic Disease
Female
Food Hypersensitivity
Humans
Infant
Male
Parents
Prevalence
Quality of Life
Risk-Taking
Sex Characteristics
Social Support
Stress, Physiological
Stress, Psychological
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Abstract
Increasing recognition of the importance of the relationships between perceptions, emotions, behaviors and health has changed the way health and disease are portrayed and researched. A chronic condition may affect and/or interact with already existing normative demands and changes in socialization. Although the prevalence of food allergy and anaphylaxis have been reportedly increasing, the emotional and social impact of growing up with food allergy has received little emphasis. In this paper, we present current findings on the biopsychosocial impact of food allergy on children in order to gain insight into the food allergy experience, from the perspective of the child, teen, and parent living with food allergy, with particular attention to developmental aspects. Due to the scarcity of publications on the psychosocial dimensions of food allergy, we also draw on selected literature on children's and parent's experience of, and coping with chronic disease that may inform research into food allergy. To this end, we review some general developmental mechanisms that may underpin and explain normative age-graded shifts in patterns of coping across childhood and adolescence. We also highlight gaps in the literature and assess implications of current research in food allergy and other chronic diseases for intervention and prevention of negative short and long term outcomes.
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en
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1043-4526
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DOI
10.1016/S1043-4526(08)00603-7
PMID
19389607