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Bullying and quality of life in children and adolescents with food allergy
Author(s) -
Fong Andrew T,
Katelaris Constance H,
Wainstein Brynn
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.631
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1440-1754
pISSN - 1034-4810
DOI - 10.1111/jpc.13570
Subject(s) - medicine , allergy , food allergy , environmental health , population , anaphylaxis , quality of life (healthcare) , allergen , pediatrics , immunology , nursing
Abstract Food allergy is an increasing phenomenon in Australia, with most recent reports of food allergy occurring in 1 in 12 children. A number of studies have demonstrated that children and adolescents with food allergies experience a decreased quality of life across a number of domains. More recent evidence suggests that this population also experiences an increased occurrence of bullying compared to similar school‐aged children. Some individuals have reported being bullied because of their allergies, whilst others have reported specific allergy‐related‐bullying, such as being touched with foods that they are allergic to or having their food being intentionally contaminated with an allergen. Where there may be a risk of severe anaphylaxis, this is of great concern. This article reviews the current literature on bullying in populations of children and adolescents with food allergies. Several papers worldwide have investigated this, providing evidence of its occurrence in North America, Canada, Italy and Japan.