The longitudinal impact of probiotic and peanut oral immunotherapy on health‐related quality of life

Audrey Dunn Galvin, Siobhán S. McMahon, Anne‐Louise Ponsonby, Kuang‐Chih Hsiao, Mimi L.K. Tang

Allergy · 2017 · 70 citations · 26 references

Abstract

Probiotic and peanut oral immunotherapy has a sustained beneficial effect on psychosocial impact of food allergy at 3 and 12 months after end-of-treatment. Treatment was not associated with reduced HRQL relative to baseline in either PPOIT or placebo groups, indicating that PPOIT was well tolerated and psychological well-being was not negatively impacted. Improved HRQL was specifically associated with acquisition of sustained unresponsiveness.

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