March 2009. Volume 5. Number 1

Compliance of a strict gluten-free diet improves some aspects of quality of life in adolescent celiac patients

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Wagner G, Berger G, Sinnreich U, Grylli V, Schober E, Wolf-Dietrich H, et al. Quality of Life in Adolescents With Treated Coeliac Disease: Influence of Compliance and Age at Diagnosis. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2008;47:555–61
Reviewers: Carreazo Pariasca NY1, Cuervo Valdés JJ2.
1Hospital de Emergencias Pediátricas. Lima. Perú.
2CS Ciudad Jardín. Badajoz. España.
Correspondence: Nilton Yhuri Carreazo Pariasca. Email: yhuroc@gmail.com
Reception date: 15/02/2009
Acceptance date: 25/02/2009
Publication date: 27/02/2009

Abstract

Authors' conclusions: Compliance with gluten-free diet is an essential factor to obtain optimal quality of life. Psychosocial and educational support should be provided for patients having difficulties at strictly adhering to a gluten-free diet. Early coeliac disease’s onset and diagnosis is associated to a better physical health, less coeliac disease associated burden and fewer social problems, indicating the importance of the earliest possible coeliac disease’s diagnosis.

Reviewers' comantary: In adolescents with coeliac disease, to follow a strict adherence to a gluten-free diet allows to obtain an improvement in some aspects of quality of life, like family and social relations; nevertheless it would be desirable to conduct studies on quality of life using more specific questionnaires in relation to the coeliac disease to asses the real impact in the quality of life of these patients.

How to cite this article

Carreazo Pariasca NY, Cuervo Valdés JJ. El cumplimiento de una dieta sin gluten estricta mejora algunos aspectos de la calidad de vida en adolescentes celíacos. Evid Ped. 2009;5:25.

AVC | Critically appraised articles

Wagner G, Berger G, Sinnreich U, Grylli V, Schober E, Wolf-Dietrich H, et al. Quality of Life in Adolescents With Treated Coeliac Disease: Influence of Compliance and Age at Diagnosis. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2008;47:555–61
Reviewers: Carreazo Pariasca NY1, Cuervo Valdés JJ2.
1Hospital de Emergencias Pediátricas. Lima. Perú.
2CS Ciudad Jardín. Badajoz. España.
Correspondence: Nilton Yhuri Carreazo Pariasca. Email: yhuroc@gmail.com
Reception date: 15/02/2009
Acceptance date: 25/02/2009
Publication date: 27/02/2009

How to cite this article

Carreazo Pariasca NY, Cuervo Valdés JJ. El cumplimiento de una dieta sin gluten estricta mejora algunos aspectos de la calidad de vida en adolescentes celíacos. Evid Ped. 2009;5:25.

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