TY - JOUR
T1 - Insect sting allergy in children
T2 - What is the real cost of the disease?
AU - Mickalide, Angela D.
AU - Valentine, Martin D.
AU - Dear, Margaret R.
AU - Schuberth, Kenneth C.
AU - Kwiterovich, Kathleen A.
PY - 1985/1/1
Y1 - 1985/1/1
N2 - The impact of insect sting allergies on the quality of life of 118 children and their parents is assessed using attitudinal and psychometric questionnaires. Children, ranging in age from 7-15 years, manifested more anxiety in the clinical setting (state anxiety) than usual (trait anxiety), whereas for parents the trend was reversed. Most children believed that they could control being stung, and restrictions imposed by two-thirds of the parents assisted in preventing stinging episodes. Parents perceived their child's academic achievement, social abilities and extracurricular involvement as superior to that of their peers and closest aged siblings.
AB - The impact of insect sting allergies on the quality of life of 118 children and their parents is assessed using attitudinal and psychometric questionnaires. Children, ranging in age from 7-15 years, manifested more anxiety in the clinical setting (state anxiety) than usual (trait anxiety), whereas for parents the trend was reversed. Most children believed that they could control being stung, and restrictions imposed by two-thirds of the parents assisted in preventing stinging episodes. Parents perceived their child's academic achievement, social abilities and extracurricular involvement as superior to that of their peers and closest aged siblings.
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U2 - 10.1159/000233788
DO - 10.1159/000233788
M3 - Article
C2 - 4008077
AN - SCOPUS:0021839548
SN - 1018-2438
VL - 77
SP - 206
EP - 209
JO - International archives of allergy and immunology
JF - International archives of allergy and immunology
IS - 1-2
ER -