Mothers of children with food allergies report poorer perceived life status which may be explained by limited career choices
Abstract Pediatric food allergy is associated with direct, indirect and intangible costs. However, it remains unclear if intangible costs of pediatric food allergy influence parental career choices. Using data from 63 parents whose children had been diagnosed by a pediatric allergist with food aller...
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doaj-a0b2d92de8ef42389a44697cedbe88ec2021-02-07T12:24:52ZengBMCAllergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology1710-14922021-02-011711410.1186/s13223-021-00515-8Mothers of children with food allergies report poorer perceived life status which may be explained by limited career choicesTara Lynn Mary Frykas0Michael Golding1Elissa M. Abrams2Elinor Simons3Jennifer Lisa Penner Protudjer4Department of Food and Human Nutritional Sciences, University of ManitobaThe Children’s Hospital Research Institute of ManitobaThe Children’s Hospital Research Institute of ManitobaThe Children’s Hospital Research Institute of ManitobaDepartment of Food and Human Nutritional Sciences, University of ManitobaAbstract Pediatric food allergy is associated with direct, indirect and intangible costs. However, it remains unclear if intangible costs of pediatric food allergy influence parental career choices. Using data from 63 parents whose children had been diagnosed by a pediatric allergist with food allergy, we sought to (a) establish perceived life status of families with a food allergic child, and (b) to describe any career limitations viewed as attributable to food allergy. Compared to responding parents whose children had one to two food allergies, those with three or more food allergies had significantly poorer perceived life status (ß − 0.74; 95%CI − 1.41; − 0.07; p < 0.05). Overall, 14.3% of parents (all mothers) reported career limitations due to food allergy. Two of the 7 mothers (28.6%) who reported career limitations due to their child's food allergy fell below Statistics Canada cut-off for low-income, after tax dollars (LIM-AT). One of the three mothers who had changed jobs because of their child's food allergy was below the LIM-AT. No fathers reported food allergy-related career limitations. In conclusion, mothers of children with multiple food allergies reported worse perceived life status that may be partly explained by food allergy-related career limitations.https://doi.org/10.1186/s13223-021-00515-8ChildrenCostsFood allergyMothersPerceived life statusVisual analogue scale |
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Tara Lynn Mary Frykas Michael Golding Elissa M. Abrams Elinor Simons Jennifer Lisa Penner Protudjer Mothers of children with food allergies report poorer perceived life status which may be explained by limited career choices Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology Children Costs Food allergy Mothers Perceived life status Visual analogue scale |
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Mothers of children with food allergies report poorer perceived life status which may be explained by limited career choices |
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Mothers of children with food allergies report poorer perceived life status which may be explained by limited career choices |
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Mothers of children with food allergies report poorer perceived life status which may be explained by limited career choices |
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Mothers of children with food allergies report poorer perceived life status which may be explained by limited career choices |
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Mothers of children with food allergies report poorer perceived life status which may be explained by limited career choices |
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mothers of children with food allergies report poorer perceived life status which may be explained by limited career choices |
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Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology |
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Abstract Pediatric food allergy is associated with direct, indirect and intangible costs. However, it remains unclear if intangible costs of pediatric food allergy influence parental career choices. Using data from 63 parents whose children had been diagnosed by a pediatric allergist with food allergy, we sought to (a) establish perceived life status of families with a food allergic child, and (b) to describe any career limitations viewed as attributable to food allergy. Compared to responding parents whose children had one to two food allergies, those with three or more food allergies had significantly poorer perceived life status (ß − 0.74; 95%CI − 1.41; − 0.07; p < 0.05). Overall, 14.3% of parents (all mothers) reported career limitations due to food allergy. Two of the 7 mothers (28.6%) who reported career limitations due to their child's food allergy fell below Statistics Canada cut-off for low-income, after tax dollars (LIM-AT). One of the three mothers who had changed jobs because of their child's food allergy was below the LIM-AT. No fathers reported food allergy-related career limitations. In conclusion, mothers of children with multiple food allergies reported worse perceived life status that may be partly explained by food allergy-related career limitations. |
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Children Costs Food allergy Mothers Perceived life status Visual analogue scale |
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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13223-021-00515-8 |
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