Relationship of food allergy with quality of life and sleep in psychiatric patients.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Few studies have examined the relationship between food allergy (FA) and psychiatric disorders. We aimed to examine the possible relationship of FA with quality of life (QOL) and sleep in adult patients with psychiatric disorders.

Methods

Of the 812 participants (451 females, mean age: 42.7 ± 11.3 years), 430 had schizophrenia/schizoaffective disorder, 106 had depression, 124 had bipolar disorder, 40 had anxiety disorders, 38 had developmental disorders, and 11 had eating disorders; 63 were other cases. We documented FA and sleep disturbance via a questionnaire. QOL was assessed with the Medical Outcomes Study 8-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-8 Japanese version).

Results

There were 126 patients (15.5%) reporting FA. SF-8 physical component summary (PCS) and men

SUBMITTER: Gomi C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8919116 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature