Barriers at various levels of human ecosystem for maintaining adherence to gluten free diet in adult patients with celiac disease

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INTRODUCTION: While lifelong and strict adherence to gluten-free diet (GFD) is essential for the successful treatment of celiac disease (CeD), only 30-50% of patients are able to maintain a good adherence to GFD. We determined factors influencing the adherence to GFD at various ecological levels including intra-personal, inter-personal, organizational, community and system-based levels in adult patients with CeD.

METHODS: A questionnaire to assess the adherence was developed and it was administered in the CeD clinic to patients with CeD on GFD for >1 year. Adherence to GFD was assessed in a subset of patients (n = 320) using Celiac Disease Adherence Test (CDAT).

RESULTS: Overall, 978 patients [median age: 29 years; females: 592] with CeD on GFD were recruited. They reported many barriers to adherence to GFD including intra-personal barriers such as lack of knowledge about GFD (19%), inadequate financial resources (27.2%) and lack of self-motivation/confidence (55.3%); inter-personal barriers such as intake of gluten-containing food upon forceful insistence of friends/family (23.4%); organizational barriers such as high cost (70.8%) and non-availability of GF-food products (48.6%); community-based barriers like consumption of gluten-containing food at religious occasions/festivals (11.1%) and social occasions (27.2%); and system-based barriers such as non-referral to dietitian for counseling (21.9%). As per CDAT, 204 (63.7%), 73(22.8%) and 43(13.4%) patients had good, average, and poor adherence to GFD, respectively. On multivariable analysis, occasional consumption of gluten, non-availability of GF-food while dining out and coercing by family and friends for consumption of GC-food were found to have highest odds for poor adherence to GFD.

CONCLUSIONS: Non-referral to a dietitian for counseling, irregular follow-up visits, unavailability of flour mill, non-supportive family/friends, high cost and limited availability of GF-food are the most common barriers to adherence to GFD. There is a need to create infrastructure and develop strategies to overcome these diverse barriers at various levels of ecosystem and thereby facilitate better adherence to GFD.

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Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:78

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European journal of clinical nutrition - 78(2024), 4 vom: 25. Apr., Seite 320-327

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Mehtab, Wajiha [VerfasserIn]
Agarwal, Ashish [VerfasserIn]
Chauhan, Ashish [VerfasserIn]
Agarwal, Samagra [VerfasserIn]
Singh, Alka [VerfasserIn]
Ahmad, Anam [VerfasserIn]
Bhola, Anjali [VerfasserIn]
Singh, Namrata [VerfasserIn]
Ahuja, Vineet [VerfasserIn]
Malhotra, Anita [VerfasserIn]
Makharia, Govind [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 11.04.2024

Date Revised 11.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

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10.1038/s41430-024-01399-8

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NLM367071959