Allergy to Peanuts imPacting Emotions And Life (APPEAL): The impact of peanut allergy on children, teenagers, adults and caregivers in the UK and Ireland

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dc.contributor.authorTsoumani, Marina
dc.contributor.authorRegent, Lynne
dc.contributor.authorWarner, Amena
dc.contributor.authorGallop, Katy
dc.contributor.authorPatel, Ram
dc.contributor.authorRyan, Robert
dc.contributor.authorVereda, Andrea
dc.contributor.authorAcaster, Sarah
dc.contributor.authorDunnGalvin, Audrey
dc.contributor.authorByrne, Aideen
dc.contributor.funderAimmune Therapeuticsen
dc.date.accessioned2022-09-22T13:44:55Z
dc.date.available2022-09-22T13:44:55Z
dc.date.issued2022-02-07
dc.date.updated2022-09-22T13:35:45Z
dc.description.abstractThe Allergy to Peanuts imPacting Emotions And Life study (APPEAL) explored the psychosocial burden of living with self-reported peanut allergy experienced by children, teenagers, adults and caregivers in the UK and Ireland. A two-stage (quantitative survey and qualitative interview [APPEAL-1]), cross-sectional study of the psychosocial burden of peanut allergy (APPEAL-2) was conducted. Quantitative data were evaluated using descriptive statistics and qualitative data were analysed using MAXQDA software. A conceptual model specific to UK and Ireland was developed using the concepts identified during the analysis. A total of 284 adults in the UK and Ireland completed the APPEAL-1 survey and 42 individuals participated in APPEAL-2. Respondents reported that peanut allergy restricts their choices in various situations, especially with regard to choosing food when eating out (87% moderately or severely restricted), choosing where to eat (82%), special occasions (76%) and when buying food from a shop (71%). Fifty-two percent of survey participants and 40% of interview participants reported being bullied because of PA. Psychological impact of peanut allergy included feeling at least moderate levels of frustration (70%), uncertainty (79%), and stress (71%). The qualitative analysis identified three different types of coping strategies (daily monitoring or vigilance, communication and planning) and four main areas of individuals' lives that are impacted by peanut allergy (social activities, relationships, emotions and work [adults and caregivers only]). The extent of the impact reported varied substantially between participants, with some reporting many negative consequences of living with peanut allergy and others feeling it has minimal impact on their health-related quality of life. This large survey and interview study highlight the psychosocial burden of peanut allergy for adults, teenagers, children and caregivers in the UK and Ireland. The analysis demonstrates the wide variation in level of impact of peanut allergy and the unmet need for those individuals who experience a substantial burden from living with peanut allergy.en
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dc.identifier.articleide0262851en
dc.identifier.citationTsoumani, M., Regent, L., Warner, A., Gallop, K., Patel, R., Ryan, R., Vereda, A., Acaster, S., DunnGalvin, A. and Byrne, A. (2022) 'Allergy to Peanuts imPacting Emotions And Life (APPEAL): The impact of peanut allergy on children, teenagers, adults and caregivers in the UK and Ireland', PLOS ONE, 17(2), e0262851 (14pp). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0262851en
dc.identifier.doi10.1371/journal.pone.0262851en
dc.identifier.eissn1932-6203
dc.identifier.endpage14en
dc.identifier.issued2en
dc.identifier.journaltitlePLOS ONEen
dc.identifier.startpage1en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/13640
dc.identifier.volume17en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherPublic Library of Scienceen
dc.rights© 2022, Tsoumani et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.en
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subjectPeanut allergyen
dc.subjectAllergy to Peanuts imPacting Emotions And Life (APPEAL)en
dc.titleAllergy to Peanuts imPacting Emotions And Life (APPEAL): The impact of peanut allergy on children, teenagers, adults and caregivers in the UK and Irelanden
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)en
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