Quality of Life of Patients with Celiac Disease on Gluten-Free Diet: Narrative Review
Anatoly I. Khavkin,
Andrew V. Nalyotov,
Elena V. Pavlovskaya,
Ekaterina A. Yablokova,
Viktoriya A. Kur’yaninova,
Aklima N. Sultanova,
Kristina D. Zavrazhnaya https://doi.org/10.15690/vsp.v24i3.2923
Abstract
Nowadays the only effective method of celiac disease management and preventing its complications is strict lifelong gluten-free diet. Compliance to it can be considerably difficult. This review provides the analysis of updated data on the quality of life (QoL) of patients with celiac disease on gluten-free diet. Significant impact of extraintestinal symptoms on QoL occurring during nutritional treatment was noted. However, the use of QoL assessment to determine the nutritional treatment efficacy in children with celiac disease has not been sufficiently studied. The need for psychological correction and social adaptation of patients with celiac disease is discussed.
About the Authors
Anatoly I. Khavkin
Research and Clinical Institute for Children; Belgorod State University
Russian Federation
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Russian Federation
Moscow; Belgorod
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Andrew V. Nalyotov
Donetsk State Medical University named after M. Gorky
Russian Federation
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Russian Federation
Donetsk
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Elena V. Pavlovskaya
Federal Research Centre of Nutrition and Biotechnology; Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education
Russian Federation
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Russian Federation
Moscow
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Ekaterina A. Yablokova
Research and Clinical Institute for Children; Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University
Russian Federation
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Russian Federation
Москва
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Viktoriya A. Kur’yaninova
Stavropol State Medical University
Russian Federation
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Russian Federation
Stavropol
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None
Aklima N. Sultanova
Institute of Chemical Biology and Fundamental Medicine
Russian Federation
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Russian Federation
Novosibirsk
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Kristina D. Zavrazhnaya
Research and Clinical Institute for Children
Russian Federation
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Russian Federation
Moscow
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None
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