Title of Journal

Article___Delay to celiac disease diagnosis and its implications for health-related quality of life_______

Title of Journal

_________BMC Gastroenterology____________________________________________________

Volume___11___________________ Date __11_/__7_/_2011__ Page Number(s) __118_______

·        What organization is responsible for publishing the journal you chose?

Biomed Central

·        What is your overall evaluation of this article?

_____Poor          ______Fair            ______Good        ___X___Very Good       _____Excellent

·        Why did you choose to review this particular article?

This article is both relevant to my research project, as well as personal. I was diagnosed with Celiac disease myself, and am always looking for more and more research on the topic.

·        How would you rate this article as a tool for teaching a student about cardiopulmonary physiology, radiography, or another allied health specialty? 

Students:               ____Poor       ____Fair       _____Good     ___X_Very Good      _____Excellent

Teachers:              ____Poor       ____Fair       _____Good     __X__Very Good      _____Excellent

Patients:                ____Poor       ____Fair       _____Good     _X___Very Good      _____Excellent

·        Comment on the readability of this article. 

This article is very easy to read, as it does not continue on and on in medical jargon whatsoever.  Instead it is very up front and straightforward and allows anyone who reads it to understand exactly what is being put across.

·        Course Topics covered:

Celiac disease defined, disease prevalence, quality of life, gluten free diet

·        Brief Summary:

This article was describing results of a study set out to determine whether having celiac disease decreased a person’s quality of life or not. By giving questionnaires, it was determined that the quality of life was actually improved after being diagnosed and treated and was then about the same as the general population.  In summary, the quality of life of a celiac disease patient improves after they find out they have it.

·        Identify and attempt to explain three (3) terms, procedures or concepts that were unfamiliar to you when reviewing this article.

1)      QALY score: quality-adjusted life year score. Is a measure of disease burden, including both the quality and quantity of life lived.

2)      HRQoL: Health-Related Quality of Life.  Refers to how an individual’s wellbeing may be impacted over time by a disease, disability, or disorder.

3)      EQ-5D: standardized measure of health status that was developed by the EuroQol group.  This provides simple, generic measurements of health for clinical and economic appraisal.

·        Detail the strengths/weaknesses of this article.

Strengths of this article include being extremely thorough.  However, the only thing that it does not succeed at being thorough in is explaining the above concepts.  Another weakness is the fact that it relies so much on numbers.  I myself am a math person, however, America hates math. This could be a barrier that keeps the general public from really absorbing and grasping this article.

·        How might this article be useful to you in your further studies and career?

This article was useful knowing that my quality of life is better when adhering to a gluten free diet.  Sometimes I stray, and believe it doesn’t affect my mood or emotions; however, for me this is a wake-up call that it really does.

·        Does the article include a list of references/citations that can be used to find more information on the topics they cover?  Yes!

Your Name: _____Amber Bowitz___________________________________ Date: _12___/_01___/__11_