The main purpose of this study is to assess the impact of the diagnosis of celiac disease on general health, healthcare resource utilization, quality of life and lifestyle. We hypothesize that diagnosis and subsequent dietary treatment may have positive impact on these variables.
All new members with biopsy-proven celiac disease joining the Finnish Celiac Society will be categorized in three groups according to symptoms and signs leading to the diagnosis as classical symptoms, extraintestinal symptoms and screen-detected, the latest being further divided to those presenting with symptoms and those who are totally asymptomatic. Several parameters assessing general health and well-being, quality of life and healthcare resource utilization are evaluated at baseline and after one and five years on trial. Quality of life is compared to that of non-celiac controls.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
760
Pediatric Research Centre, University of Tampere, Tampere University Hospital
Tampere, Pirkanmaa, Finland
Psychological General Well-Being (PGWB) Index
Health-related quality of life and self-perceived health are evaluated at diagnosis and after five years on dietary treatment by using structured questionnaire
Time frame: 5 years
healthcare resource utilization
Healthcare resuorce utilization measured as inpatient and outpatient visits and consumption of other medical services in addition to consumption of pharmaceutical agents
Time frame: 5 years
Gastrointestinal Symptoms Rating Scale (GSRS)
clinical symptoms are evaluated at diagnosis and after five years on dietary treatment by using structured questionnaire
Time frame: 5 years
dietary compliance
self-assessed compliance to the dietary treatment
Time frame: 5 years
weight
effect of the dietary treatment in the weight of celiac disease patients
Time frame: 5 years
height
effect of the dietary treatment in the height of children with celiac disease
Time frame: 5 years
The Short Form (SF-36) Health Survey
Health-related quality of life and self-perceived health are evaluated at diagnosis and after five years on dietary treatment by using structured questionnaire
Time frame: 5 years
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