Phenylketonuria patients' and their parents' knowledge and attitudes to the daily diet - multi-centre study.

Background: The aim of the study was to assess both patients' and their parents' knowledge of phenylketonuria (PKU) treatment and compliance with PKU diet.

Methods: The study included 173 PKU patients aged 10-19 and 110 parents of PKU children who were enrolled in the study on the basis of questionnaire data. The study also included 45 patients aged ≥20.

Phenylketonuria patients' and their parents' acceptance of the disease: multi-centre study.

Purpose: Phenylketonuria (PKU) still poses a therapeutic challenge for patients and medical professionals. The aim of the study was to assess both patients' and their parents' acceptance of the disease.

Methods: The study included 218 PKU patients and 178 parents of PKU children who were enrolled in the study on the basis of questionnaire data.