Naslov
The influence of social factors on the quality of life of celiac disease patients

Autori
Herak, Ivana ; Uršulin Trstenjak, Natalija ; Biškup, Dijana ; Meštrović, Tomislav ; Dodlek Šarkanji, Ivana

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
10th International Congress of Food Technologists, Biotechnologists and Nutritionists / Komes, Draženka - Zagreb : Hrvatsko društvo prehrambenih tehnologa, biotehnologa i nutricionista, 2022, 87-88

Skup
10th International Congress of Food Technologists, Biotechnologists and Nutritionists

Mjesto i datum
Zagreb, Hrvatska, 30.11.2022. - 02.12.2022

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Celiac disease ; quality of life ; social factors ; patient

Sažetak
Celiac disease is an autoimmune disease of a chronic type, which occurs as a result of eating foods with gluten and its related proteins. It is present in about 1% of the total population of Europe, while in many the disease has unclear symptoms and remains unrecognized for a long time. Given that celiac disease is a lifelong disease, with inadequate treatment, it can lead to various serious complications, which greatly affects the quality of life of sufferers of this disease. The only successful way to keep the disease under control is for life introducing gluten-free preparations into the diet. To examine how celiac disease and social factors affect the quality of life of patients with celiac disease. A quantitative survey was conducted in which 48 participants from the area of northwestern Croatia participated. As an instrument, a selfmade survey questionnaire was used for the purposes of the research. The questionnaire was filled out by parents for their minor child with celiac disease or an adult with celiac disease. Celiac patients of different age groups rate their quality of life differently and more than half of the participants are members of the celiac disease association. The obtained results show the dissatisfaction of the participants due to the insufficient availability of gluten-free products in stores, the lack of adaptation of school and kindergarten meals for children with celiac disease, and the unavailability of gluten- free dishes in most restaurants. The disease requires more frequent controls, and patients with abdominal disorders who do not adhere to a gluten-free diet, they have a reduced quality of life. Also, the participants of other researches have a negative assessment of the situation for patients with celiac disease which they encounter every day in shops, schools, kindergartens, restaurants and bakeries. Early detection and treatment of celiac disease improves the quality of life, and the availability of gluten-free products in all aspects of social life positively affects the satisfaction of patients.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti, Prehrambena tehnologija, Nutricionizam, Biotehnologija u biomedicini (prirodno područje, biomedicina i zdravstvo, biotehničko područje)

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