Condition-specific associations of symptoms of depression and anxiety in adolescents and young adults with asthma and food allergy

© 2016 Taylor & Francis. Objective: This study examined associations of asthma and food allergy with symptoms of depression and anxiety at 14 and 21 years of age to determine whether condition-specific associations exist. Methods: Data come from 4972 adolescents in the Mater University Study o...

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Main Authors: Ferro, M., Van Lieshout, R., Scott, J., Alati, Rosa, Mamun, A., Dingle, K.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Informa Healthcare 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/72678
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author Ferro, M.
Van Lieshout, R.
Scott, J.
Alati, Rosa
Mamun, A.
Dingle, K.
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Van Lieshout, R.
Scott, J.
Alati, Rosa
Mamun, A.
Dingle, K.
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description © 2016 Taylor & Francis. Objective: This study examined associations of asthma and food allergy with symptoms of depression and anxiety at 14 and 21 years of age to determine whether condition-specific associations exist. Methods: Data come from 4972 adolescents in the Mater University Study of Pregnancy. Symptoms of depression and anxiety were assessed using the Youth Self-Report and Young Adult Self-Report. Results: Condition-specific associations between asthma and depression, OR = 1.37 [1.12, 1.67] and between food allergy and anxiety, OR = 1.26 [1.04, 1.76] were found during adolescence, but not in young adulthood. Whereas asthma was associated with resolved depression, OR = 1.70 [1.13, 2.55], food allergy was associated with persistent anxiety, OR = 1.26 [1.01, 1.59]. Conclusions: In adolescents, asthma is associated with an increased risk of clinically relevant symptoms of depression and food allergy with an increased risk of clinically relevant symptoms of anxiety. Future research is needed to clarify directionality and mechanisms explaining these relationships. Health professionals should be aware of the increased risk of mental health problems in adolescents with asthma or food allergy.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-726782018-12-13T09:33:08Z Condition-specific associations of symptoms of depression and anxiety in adolescents and young adults with asthma and food allergy Ferro, M. Van Lieshout, R. Scott, J. Alati, Rosa Mamun, A. Dingle, K. © 2016 Taylor & Francis. Objective: This study examined associations of asthma and food allergy with symptoms of depression and anxiety at 14 and 21 years of age to determine whether condition-specific associations exist. Methods: Data come from 4972 adolescents in the Mater University Study of Pregnancy. Symptoms of depression and anxiety were assessed using the Youth Self-Report and Young Adult Self-Report. Results: Condition-specific associations between asthma and depression, OR = 1.37 [1.12, 1.67] and between food allergy and anxiety, OR = 1.26 [1.04, 1.76] were found during adolescence, but not in young adulthood. Whereas asthma was associated with resolved depression, OR = 1.70 [1.13, 2.55], food allergy was associated with persistent anxiety, OR = 1.26 [1.01, 1.59]. Conclusions: In adolescents, asthma is associated with an increased risk of clinically relevant symptoms of depression and food allergy with an increased risk of clinically relevant symptoms of anxiety. Future research is needed to clarify directionality and mechanisms explaining these relationships. Health professionals should be aware of the increased risk of mental health problems in adolescents with asthma or food allergy. 2016 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/72678 10.3109/02770903.2015.1104694 Informa Healthcare restricted
spellingShingle Ferro, M.
Van Lieshout, R.
Scott, J.
Alati, Rosa
Mamun, A.
Dingle, K.
Condition-specific associations of symptoms of depression and anxiety in adolescents and young adults with asthma and food allergy
title Condition-specific associations of symptoms of depression and anxiety in adolescents and young adults with asthma and food allergy
title_full Condition-specific associations of symptoms of depression and anxiety in adolescents and young adults with asthma and food allergy
title_fullStr Condition-specific associations of symptoms of depression and anxiety in adolescents and young adults with asthma and food allergy
title_full_unstemmed Condition-specific associations of symptoms of depression and anxiety in adolescents and young adults with asthma and food allergy
title_short Condition-specific associations of symptoms of depression and anxiety in adolescents and young adults with asthma and food allergy
title_sort condition-specific associations of symptoms of depression and anxiety in adolescents and young adults with asthma and food allergy
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/72678