[DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE FOR CHILDREN WITH FOOD ALLERGY REPORTED BY PARENTS].

Objective: No questionnaire aimed at evaluating the quality of life (QOL) of children with food allergies has been developed in Japan. Therefore, this study was aimed at developing a Japanese version of a QOL questionnaire for children with food allergies to be responded to by their parents.

Methods: A 59-question primary questionnaire was developed for parents of children aged 0 to 15 years who had food allergies.

[DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE FOR PARENT BURDEN OF CHILDREN WITH FOOD ALLERGY].

Objective: Quality of life (QOL) questionnaires for parents of children with food allergies have been developed in the United States and Europe. However, no original Japanese QOL questionnaire has been developed till date. We aimed to develop an original questionnaire to evaluate the QOL in parents of children with food allergies in Japan.