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INTRODUCTION The prevalence of food allergy varies between 5% and 10%, and it has increased over the last few decades (1). The main principles of the treatment are the elimination [...]
Aim: Patients with food allergy and their families have poor quality of life, anxiety, depression, and stress compared to healthy individuals, and the Caregiver Burden is high in the parents. In our study, it was aimed to evaluate the anxiety disorder that may accompany the mothers of food allergic patients aged 0-2 years, and to examine the Caregiver Burden in the mothers of food allergic patients. Materials and Methods: A questionnaire about sociodemographic data, Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale (HADS), Psychological Symptom Checklist (SCL 90-R), and Zarit Caregiver Burden Scale were administered to the mothers of food-allergic children aged 0-2 years and the mothers of healthy children (MHC) as the control group. Results: Sixty seven mothers of children with food allergy and 74 MHC were enrolled in the study. Zarit Caregiver Burden Scale was significantly higher in the mothers of children with food allergy than in the MHC (p=0.018). Mothers of food allergic children had a significantly higher overall score on the general SCL 90-R scale (p=0.045). While the hospital anxiety scale score was significantly higher in the mothers of children with a food allergy, there was no difference in the HADS (p=0.045, p=0.825, respectively). Conclusion: Evaluation of mothers' emotional status such as burden, anxiety, and depression and coping with food allergy strategies can be neglected. Therefore, the requirement of psychosocial support for the mothers of children with food allergy, especially in the young age group, should be evaluated and provided when necessary. Keywords: Anxiety, burden, food allergy, quality of life, Zarit Caregiver Burden Scale Amac: Besin alerjisi olan hastalar ve aileleri saglikli bireylere gore dusuk yasam kalitesi, anksiyete, depresyon ve strese sahip olup, ebeveynlerde bakim veren kulfeti yuksektir. Qali;>mamizda 0-2 yas arasi gida alerjisi hastalarinin annelerine eslik edebilecek anksiyete bozuklugunun degerlendirilmesi ve gida alerjisi olan hastalarin annelerinde kulfetin incelenmesi amaclandi. Gerec ve Yontem: Gida alerjisi olan 0-2 yas arasi cocuklarin annelerine ve kontrol grubu olarak saglikli cocuklarin annelerine sosyodemografik veriler, Hastane Anksiyete ve Depresyon Olcegi (HADO), Psikolojik Belirti Tarama Listesi (SCL 90-R) ve Zarit Bakici Yuku Olcegi ile ilgili anket uygulandi. Bulgular: Calicmaya gida alerjisi olan 67 cocuk annesi ve saglikli cocugu olan 74 anne alindi. Zarit Bakim Veren Kulfet Olcegi puani, gida alerjisi olan cocuklarin annelerinde saglikli cocuklarin annelerine gore anlamli olarak daha yuksekti (p=0,018). Besin alerjisi olan cocuklarin anneleri, genel SCL 90-R olceginde anlamli olarak daha yuksek bir genel puana sahipti (p=0,045). Besin alerjisi olan cocuklarin annelerinde HADO puani anlamli olarak yuksekken, Hastane Depresyon Olcegi puaninda fark yoktu (sirasiyla p=0,045, p=0,825). Sonuc: Annelerin kulfet, anksiyete, depresyon gibi duygusal durumlarinin degerlendirilmesi ve besin alerjisi ile bas etmeye calicma stratejileri ihmal edilebilir. Bu nedenle besin alerjisi olan ozellikle kucuk yastaki cocuklarin annelerinin psikososyal destek gereksinimleri degerlendirilmeli ve gerekli yonlendirme saglanmalidir. Anahtar Kelimeler: Anksiyete, besin alerjisi, kulfet, hayat kalitesi, Zarit Bakim Veren Kulfet Olcegi