Effect of gluten‐free diet and compliance on quality of life in pediatric celiac disease patients

Background Quality of life (QOL) in children with celiac disease (CD) has been sparsely studied. Aims We aimed to study QOL in pediatric CD and the effect of a gluten‐free diet (GFD) in a North Indian population. Methods QOL was assessed at baseline and 6 months after GFD using a pediatric symptom c...

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Veröffentlicht in:	JGH open 2019-10, Vol.3 (5), p.388-393
Hauptverfasser:	Chellan, Deepak, Muktesh, Gaurav, Vaiphei, Kim, Berry, Neha, Dhaka, Narendra, Sinha, Saroj Kant, Thapa, Babu Ram, Kochhar, Rakesh
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Age Biopsy Celiac disease Children & youth Chronic illnesses Compliance compliance barrier Counseling Disease Food products Gluten Labeling Nutrition research Original Parents & parenting pediatric symptom checklist Pediatrics psychosocial Quality of life Questionnaires Studies well‐being
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Zusammenfassung:	Background Quality of life (QOL) in children with celiac disease (CD) has been sparsely studied. Aims We aimed to study QOL in pediatric CD and the effect of a gluten‐free diet (GFD) in a North Indian population. Methods QOL was assessed at baseline and 6 months after GFD using a pediatric symptom checklist (PSC) score. The effect of GFD was assessed using a CD‐specific questionnaire on domains such as dietary compliance, parental behavior and perceptions, children's feeling, and difficulty identifying gluten‐free foods. Results A total of 60 CD children (age 6.03 ± 0. 42 years, range: 2–12 years, M:F 2:1) were prospectively enrolled. The median PSC score at baseline was 11.5 (2–35), which showed a statistically significant improvement after GFD to 2.5 (0–34) (P
ISSN:	2397-9070 2397-9070
DOI:	10.1002/jgh3.12172