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- Title
ARIA-suggested drugs for allergic rhinitis: what impact on quality of life? A GA<sup>2</sup>LEN Review.
- Authors
Baiardini, I.; Braido, F.; Tarantini, F.; Porcu, A.; Bonini, S.; Bousquet, P.-J.; Zuberbier, T.; Demoly, P.; Canonica, G. W.
- Abstract
Allergic diseases constitute a global health problem, as they have an increasing economic and social impact and, especially, they can deeply interfere with the patients’ daily life, being a cause of physical and emotional discomfort. This is why the health-related quality-of-life (HRQoL) has become increasingly important in health care research; in fact, the assessment of the impact the disease and its treatment have on patients, provides a more comprehensive approach in outcome evaluation. Numerous validated questionnaires are available and many studies have been performed evaluating HRQoL in people affected by allergic rhinitis (AR), thus testifying a great interest in this topic. The aims of the present review are: to examine the scientific literature of the last 3 years dealing with the impact of AR treatments suggested by allergic rhinitis and its impact on asthma guidelines on patients’ QoL, and to identify the unexplored or not-fully-investigated areas concerning this issue.
- Subjects
ALLERGIC rhinitis; ASTHMA; ALLERGIES; RHINITIS; RESPIRATORY allergy; QUALITY of life
- Publication
Allergy, 2008, Vol 63, Issue 6, p660
- ISSN
0105-4538
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1398-9995.2008.01649.x