Current tools measuring anxiety in parents of food-allergic children are inadequate (original) (raw)

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Abstract

In the context of food allergy, excessive parental anxiety can be maladaptive and lead to unnecessary restriction of social activities. No validated tool exists to measure food allergy–associated anxiety (FAAA). This study sought to explore factors associated with parental FAAA, determine sensitivity and specificity of using generic state anxiety measure—State‐Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) versus FAAA, and determine whether validated tools for generalized anxiety or food allergy–specific quality of life (QoL) could be used as surrogates for FAAA.

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