Measurement of Observed Eating Behaviors in Patients With Active and Inactive Eosinophilic Esophagitis

Ryan Alexander; Jeffrey A Alexander; Karthik Ravi; Debra Geno; Crystal Tholen; Kristin Mara; David A Katzka

doi:10.1016/j.cgh.2018.12.011

Measurement of Observed Eating Behaviors in Patients With Active and Inactive Eosinophilic Esophagitis

Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019 Oct;17(11):2371-2373. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2018.12.011. Epub 2018 Dec 14.

Authors

Ryan Alexander¹, Jeffrey A Alexander¹, Karthik Ravi¹, Debra Geno¹, Crystal Tholen¹, Kristin Mara¹, David A Katzka²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Gastroenterology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
² Department of Gastroenterology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. Electronic address: katzka.david@mayo.edu.

PMID: 30557737
DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2018.12.011

Abstract

Subjective measures of eating difficulties in eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) such as the presence of dysphagia, food modifications, and prolonged eating times are well documented. Although it is assumed that these measures reflect adaptive measures for eating with EoE, this is not well studied. The aim of this study was to directly observe and measure eating behaviors in patients with EoE and assess the degree of correlation to subjective assessment and validated EoE scoring systems.

MeSH terms

Adult
Case-Control Studies
Eosinophilic Esophagitis / psychology*
Feeding Behavior*
Humans
Mastication