Parental Burden in Families with a Young Food-Allergic Child

Autor/in	Komulainen, Kati
Titel	Parental Burden in Families with a Young Food-Allergic Child
Quelle	In: Child Care in Practice, 16 (2010) 3, S.287-302 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1357-5279
Schlagwörter	Family Life; Nutrition; Quality of Life; Allergy; Parents; Child Rearing; Parent Responsibility; Young Children; Dietetics; Food; Questionnaires; Marital Status; Educational Attainment; Family Environment; Emotional Response; Health; Child Care; Sleep; Physical Health; Mental Health; Foreign Countries; Age Differences; Employment Level; Family Structure; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Finland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ernährung; Lebensqualität; Allergie; Eltern; Kindererziehung; Frühe Kindheit; Ernährungslehre; Lebensmittel; Fragebogen; Familienstand; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Familienmilieu; Emotionales Verhalten; Gesundheit; Kinderfürsorge; Kinderbetreuung; Schlaf; Gesundheitszustand; Psychohygiene; Ausland; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Beschäftigungsgrad; Familienkonstellation; Familiensystem; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Finnland
Abstract	The purpose of this study is to describe the parental burden in families with a food-allergic child under the age of four. This study was carried out using a descriptive correlational research design. The subjects of this study were 104 families with a young food-allergic child who observed a restricted diet. The majority of the children were allergic to many nutritionally central foods like milk and cereals. Data were collected in the spring of 2007 from both public and private sectors and from voluntary groups for parents of children with food allergies using questionnaires. The parental burden was measured using the Family Quality of Life--Parental Burden instrument. The collected data were analysed by descriptive statistics, including Pearson's correlations and t-tests for independent samples. Most of the respondents were married mothers educated to third-level degree. The mean age of the children was 1.94. The areas of family life most affected by the child's food allergy were meal preparation, social activities, and attending group activities such as daycare. Respondents stated that they had trouble with emotional issues, health and nutritional concerns, leaving the child in the care of others, and taking special precautions before going out. They were not very worried that the child would not recover from allergy symptoms or would not have a normal upbringing because of the allergy. They were also not worried about their child eating near other children or about their own ability to help if the child has an allergic reaction. The tearfulness of the child, sleep difficulties, and diarrhoea were significantly associated with parental burden. In addition, it seems that the number of suitable foods and the early manifestation of the symptoms are connected to parental burden. These findings underline the idea that some families with a young food-allergic child face an extremely high burden that should be addressed with different kinds of interventions. However, the negative effects of a child's food allergy are especially found outside the home. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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