TY - JOUR
T1 - Development and validation of educational materials for food allergy
AU - Sicherer, Scott H.
AU - Vargas, Perla
AU - Groetch, Marion E.
AU - Christie, Lynn
AU - Carlisle, Suzanne K.
AU - Noone, Sally
AU - Jones, Stacie M.
N1 - Funding Information:
The Consortium of Food Allergy Research, sponsored by the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, is a multicenter program addressing immune, genetic, and environmental determinants of food allergy and novel treatment strategies. Recognizing a need for improved education, 14 the program also included development of educational resources. A preliminary study 15 disclosed parental preferences and priorities for an educational curriculum.
Funding Information:
Supported by National Institutes of Health-National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the Consortium of Food Allergy Research ( U19AI066738 and U01AI066560 ). The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
PY - 2012/4
Y1 - 2012/4
N2 - Objective: To develop and validate a food allergy educational program. Study design: Materials developed through focus groups and parental and expert review were submitted to 60 parents of newly referred children with a prior food allergy diagnosis and an epinephrine autoinjector. The main outcome was correct demonstration of an autoinjector. Results: The correct number of autoinjector activation steps increased from 3.4 to 5.95 (of 6) after training (P < .001) and was 5.47 at 1 year (P <.05). The mean score for comfort with using the autoinjector (7-point Likert scale) before the curriculum was 4.63 (somewhat comfortable) and increased to 6.23 after the intervention (P <.05) and remained elevated at 1 year (6.03). Knowledge tests (maximum 15) increased from a mean score of 9.2 to 12.4 (P <.001) at the initial visit and remained at 12.7 at 1 year. The annualized rate of allergic reactions fell from 1.77 (historical) the year prior, to 0.42 (P <.001) after the program. On a 7-point Likert scale, all satisfaction categories remained above a favorable mean score of 6: straight-forward, organized, interesting, relevant, and recommend to others. Conclusions: This food allergy educational curriculum for parents, now available online at no cost, showed high levels of satisfaction and efficacy.
AB - Objective: To develop and validate a food allergy educational program. Study design: Materials developed through focus groups and parental and expert review were submitted to 60 parents of newly referred children with a prior food allergy diagnosis and an epinephrine autoinjector. The main outcome was correct demonstration of an autoinjector. Results: The correct number of autoinjector activation steps increased from 3.4 to 5.95 (of 6) after training (P < .001) and was 5.47 at 1 year (P <.05). The mean score for comfort with using the autoinjector (7-point Likert scale) before the curriculum was 4.63 (somewhat comfortable) and increased to 6.23 after the intervention (P <.05) and remained elevated at 1 year (6.03). Knowledge tests (maximum 15) increased from a mean score of 9.2 to 12.4 (P <.001) at the initial visit and remained at 12.7 at 1 year. The annualized rate of allergic reactions fell from 1.77 (historical) the year prior, to 0.42 (P <.001) after the program. On a 7-point Likert scale, all satisfaction categories remained above a favorable mean score of 6: straight-forward, organized, interesting, relevant, and recommend to others. Conclusions: This food allergy educational curriculum for parents, now available online at no cost, showed high levels of satisfaction and efficacy.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.09.056
DO - 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.09.056
M3 - Article
C2 - 22082955
AN - SCOPUS:84858334416
SN - 0022-3476
VL - 160
SP - 651
EP - 656
JO - Journal of Pediatrics
JF - Journal of Pediatrics
IS - 4
ER -