What is it about?
Celiac disease (CD) is a common autoimmune disorder. The manifestations of the disease and the obligatory life-long gluten-free diet (GFD) are associated with the impairment of patients’ quality of life. Therefore, the present study aimed to translate, culturally adapt and validate a celiac disease quality of life (CD-QoL) questionnaire and apply it to a representative number of Brazilian CD patients.
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Why is it important?
QoL research will help in the development of effective strategies to improve Brazilian celiac patients’ quality of life.
Perspectives
There is growing interest in assessing the outcome of CD, given the chronic nature of the disease. The development of a self-administered Brazilian-Portuguese CD-QoL instrument that captures the perceptions and concerns of CD individuals is an important step forward in the care of these patients.
Claudia Pratesi
Universidade de Brasilia
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This page is a summary of: Quality of Life of Celiac Patients in Brazil: Questionnaire Translation, Cultural Adaptation and Validation, Nutrients, August 2018, MDPI AG,
DOI: 10.3390/nu10091167.
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