Compliance With Gluten-Free Diet and Affecting Factors in Adolescents With Celiac Disease

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Overview

Celiac is a chronic autoimmune disease that is treated with a gluten-free diet. Adolescents with celiac disease were affected differently by the restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of this study was to determine the compliance with a gluten-free diet during in adolescents with celiac disease during the Covid-19 pandemic and identify the associated factors. The sample of this study consisted of 85 adolescents in the 10-19 age group diagnosed with celiac disease. Research data were collected by online questionnaires (Google Forms) between January and April 2022. Sociodemographic and disease-related data of adolescents who were compliant and those who were non-compliant with a gluten-free diet during the COVID-19 pandemic were compared.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Celiac Disease in Adolescents Gluten-Free Diet in the Covid-19 Process

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 10 YearsMax age: 19 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Being in the 10-19 age group, * Being diagnosed with celiac disease according to the revised ESPGHAN criteria, * Following a gluten-free diet for at least 6 months before the COVID-19 lockdown, * Consenting to participate in the study by the adolescents and their parents. Exclusion Criteria: -Having any cognitive or mental disorders.

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Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Adolescents with celiac disease adherence to their diet

In this study, dietary compliance of adolescents with celiac disease was examined using the Gluten-Free Diet Compliance Form.

Time frame: 4 month

Secondary Outcomes

The effects of the pandemic on the gluten-free diet

The Factors Affecting Gluten-Free Diet Compliance form was used to determine the factors affecting adolescents' adherence to a gluten-free diet during the Covid-19 pandemic period.

Time frame: 4 month