Across the globe, immediate reactions to food (immunoglobulin E [IgE] - medicated food allergy) have become increasingly prominent as a public health concern. Food allergies have been rising in prevalence leading to significant physical, psychosocial, and economic burdens on affected patients and their families. Recent advances have helped to highlight mechanisms of allergic sensitization and pathways to tolerance. The advent of new treatment options and management strategies have been beneficial to some patients, however, gaps in patient care remain. Efforts to better understand disparities in food allergy have exposed unmet needs in the care of all patients.
Despite the significant increase and interest in food allergy, the field continues to have significant unmet needs, including gaps in treatment and ways to address psychosocial stress and racial/ethnic differences. Patient centered research needs to be highlighted, so it can be translated, implemented, and disseminated in the clinical setting to improve care universally and reduce food allergy’s public health burden.
This research topic looks to highlight efforts to improve the knowledge and care for patients with food allergy. We are interested in original research, reviews and protocols that examine the care of patients with food allergy and issues which they face. The scope of the topic encompasses all areas which may affect the patient experience from psychosocial wellbeing, socioeconomic disparities, treatment regime, and translational mechanistic research. Suitable topic areas are listed below. All articles must be focused on the impact on patients.
• Global trends in food allergy
• Epidemiological differences between groups
• Evaluation of racial/ethnic disparities
• New treatment or management modalities for food allergy including immunotherapy and biologics
• Improved diagnostics for food allergy
• Anxiety in patients with food allergy
• Methods for improvement or standardization in the care of the patient with food allergy
Across the globe, immediate reactions to food (immunoglobulin E [IgE] - medicated food allergy) have become increasingly prominent as a public health concern. Food allergies have been rising in prevalence leading to significant physical, psychosocial, and economic burdens on affected patients and their families. Recent advances have helped to highlight mechanisms of allergic sensitization and pathways to tolerance. The advent of new treatment options and management strategies have been beneficial to some patients, however, gaps in patient care remain. Efforts to better understand disparities in food allergy have exposed unmet needs in the care of all patients.
Despite the significant increase and interest in food allergy, the field continues to have significant unmet needs, including gaps in treatment and ways to address psychosocial stress and racial/ethnic differences. Patient centered research needs to be highlighted, so it can be translated, implemented, and disseminated in the clinical setting to improve care universally and reduce food allergy’s public health burden.
This research topic looks to highlight efforts to improve the knowledge and care for patients with food allergy. We are interested in original research, reviews and protocols that examine the care of patients with food allergy and issues which they face. The scope of the topic encompasses all areas which may affect the patient experience from psychosocial wellbeing, socioeconomic disparities, treatment regime, and translational mechanistic research. Suitable topic areas are listed below. All articles must be focused on the impact on patients.
• Global trends in food allergy
• Epidemiological differences between groups
• Evaluation of racial/ethnic disparities
• New treatment or management modalities for food allergy including immunotherapy and biologics
• Improved diagnostics for food allergy
• Anxiety in patients with food allergy
• Methods for improvement or standardization in the care of the patient with food allergy
