Open AccessAdherence to gluten-free diet and quality of life in Chilean celiac patients
Author(s) -
Alejandra Parada,
Constanza Méndez,
Alberto Espino,
Álvaro Reyes,
Helga Santibáñez
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
revista española de enfermedades digestivas/revista española de enfermedades digestivas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.331
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 2340-4167
pISSN - 1130-0108
DOI - 10.17235/reed.2020.7293/2020
Subject(s) - medicine , gluten free , gluten , quality of life (healthcare) , environmental health , food science , gastroenterology , pathology , nursing , chemistry
a gluten-free diet (GFD) is the treatment for celiac disease (CD), with adherence oscillating between 42 % and 91 %. The purpose of this study was to assess adherence to GFD and its relation to quality of life in Chilean celiac patients.