The Need for Patient Voices in Food Allergy Research

Food allergy disproportionately affects children (1), with global estimates of prevalence as high as 10% (1). Much attention has focused on the prevention, management and treatment of food allergy (1), commonly through clinical trials, which are used to inform policy and research priorities. However, these studies do not take into account shared decision-making or patient-centered preferences, or account for the underlying dogma that “evidence doesn’t make decisions – people do” (2). To date, there has been little focus on pragmatic research that allows for variability in therapy, or qualitative- and mixed methods research.

Source: Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology - May 22, 2020 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Elissa Michele Abrams, Matthew Greenhawt, Jennifer Lisa Penner Protudjer Tags: Letters Source Type: research