Apps for food allergy: A critical assessment

Cuervo‐Pardo, Lyda; Barcena-Blanch, Maria Angelica; Gonzalez‐Estrada, Alexei; Schroer, Brian

doi:10.1016/j.jaip.2015.06.011

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“…Some Web sites are designed unprofessionally and lack correct information; these and other forms of Internet communication can mislead parents with inaccurate and/or inappropriate information. Cuervo‐Pardo et al reported finding 701 apps related to food allergy, such as tool apps (food scanners, food diaries, symptom trackers), information apps, or both. Tool apps were the most common type with only six apps containing food allergy education material, and none enabled the creation of a personalized food allergy action plan.…”

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“…Patient education can be beneficial to empower individuals to engage in self‐management and to achieve better outcomes. However, the quality of information found online varies greatly and can be incorrectly interpreted by consumers . Healthcare providers should be aware that the Internet, as an active tool, can lead to patient anxiety and unnecessary food elimination.…”

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Maternal anxiety and internet‐based food elimination in suspected food allergy

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Çelik

Özdemir

et al. 2019

Pediatric Allergy Immunology

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Background Food allergy is associated with stress, anxiety, and impairment in quality of life in both children and families. This study aimed to assess the anxiety of mothers in the case of suspected food allergy in their children and the influence of Internet usage on their levels of anxiety and food elimination. Methods Ninety‐two patients aged 0‐2 years presented at a pediatric allergy department following either a physicians' presumptive diagnosis or family's suspicion of food allergy (Group 1) and 99 healthy controls (Group 2) were evaluated. The clinical diagnosis of food allergy was confirmed or excluded by oral food challenge (OFC). The validated Turkish version of Spielberger State‐Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) was applied to the mothers of both groups on admission and to Group 1 3 months after OFC. Results The state and trait anxiety (STAI‐S and STAI‐T) scores were significantly higher in Group 1 than Group 2 (P < 0.001, z = 5.410, and P = 0.021, z = 2.304, respectively). Seventy‐nine mothers (85.9%) had been eliminating foods on admission. Thirty‐seven (40.2%) mothers had eliminated foods on their own. The performance of food allergy–related Web searches was significantly higher among mothers who eliminated foods by themselves than those who did not (P = 0.004, χ2 = 8.391, df = 1). The second STAI‐S score was significantly lower among mothers whose children's food allergy diagnosis was excluded than confirmed (effect size = 1.06 (95% CI: 0.56‐1.57), P = 0.001, z = 3.442). Conclusion It is important to make a correct food allergy diagnosis with a detailed allergy work‐up, including OFC, to avoid anxiety and not cause unnecessary food elimination.

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Maternal anxiety and internet‐based food elimination in suspected food allergy

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Çelik

Özdemir

et al. 2019

Pediatric Allergy Immunology

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“…We believe it is important for healthcare providers to discuss social media as a source of healthcare information and advice, to be aware of unproven and controversial diagnostics and alternative treatments of food allergy, and discuss these with their patients and their families. Healthcare providers should be able to direct their patients to sources of sound evidence‐based educational information for food allergy, such as web‐based educational materials, accurate food allergy apps, and high‐quality evidence‐based Food allergy YouTube videos. We have included the 10 top rated YouTube videos on food allergy for patients and their caregivers (Table ).…”

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YouTube and food allergy: An appraisal of the educational quality of information

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Kearns

Alvarez‐Arango

et al. 2018

Pediatric Allergy Immunology

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“…A number of ''apps'' exist for food allergy education and management, but caution is advised because a review of 77 of them suggested most were a poor source of information, had limited databases and poor function, or both. 152 With regard to dietary management, strict avoidance is usually advised. However, approximately 70% of children with milk and egg allergy can tolerate these foods when extensively heated in bakery goods.…”

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Food allergy: A review and update on epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, prevention, and management

Sicherer

Sampson

2018

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

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This review provides general information to serve as a primer for those embarking on understanding food allergy and also details advances and updates in epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment that have occurred over the 4 years since our last comprehensive review. Although firm prevalence data are lacking, there is a strong impression that food allergy has increased, and rates as high as approximately 10% have been documented. Genetic, epigenetic, and environmental risk factors are being elucidated increasingly, creating potential for improved prevention and treatment strategies targeted to those at risk. Insights on pathophysiology reveal a complex interplay of the epithelial barrier, mucosal and systemic immune response, route of exposure, and microbiome among other influences resulting in allergy or tolerance. The diagnosis of food allergy is largely reliant on medical history, tests for sensitization, and oral food challenges, but emerging use of component-resolved diagnostics is improving diagnostic accuracy. Additional novel diagnostics, such as basophil activation tests, determination of epitope binding, DNA methylation signatures, and bioinformatics approaches, will further change the landscape. A number of prevention strategies are under investigation, but early introduction of peanut has been advised as a public health measure based on existing data. Management remains largely based on allergen avoidance, but a panoply of promising treatment strategies are in phase 2 and 3 studies, providing immense hope that better treatment will be imminently and widely available, whereas numerous additional promising treatments are in the preclinical and clinical pipeline.

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Apps for food allergy: A critical assessment

Cited by 18 publications

References 7 publications

Maternal anxiety and internet‐based food elimination in suspected food allergy

Maternal anxiety and internet‐based food elimination in suspected food allergy

YouTube and food allergy: An appraisal of the educational quality of information

Food allergy: A review and update on epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, prevention, and management

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