Official websites use. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. Allergic rhinitis AR is a common, costly, and troublesome condition, impairing patients' quality of life QoL , cognitive function, and productivity.
Patients with AR report disturbed sleep, fatigue, irritability, and a range of practical problems. However, there is a relative lack of data on how patients with AR perceive their QoL. To better understand how patients perceive AR and their attitudes toward this condition including QoL and its treatment options.
The survey confirmed that patients with allergies perceive their symptoms as causing significant disruptions to their daily lives. Respondents were affected for a considerable part of each day, with the most severe symptoms occurring in the morning. The most important desired effect of medication was the restoration of normal breathing, and the most highly rated attributes of the "ideal" AR drug were efficacy, safety, and freedom from undesirable side effects.
The information gathered from allergy sufferers who participated in this survey sheds light on the degree to which people with allergies are affected by their disease and the limitations imposed by associated symptoms. In clinical trials of allergic rhinitis AR , quality of life QoL is assessed by questionnaires that ask subjects about the effects of AR on various domains of their daily lives, including practical functions, social interactions, emotional well-being, and economic activity.
These instruments comprise both generic questionnaires that measure physical, mental, and psychosocial functioning, such as the Medical Outcomes Study Item Short-Form Health Survey,[ 1 , 2 ] and ones that are more disease specific, such as the Rhinoconjunctivitis Quality of Life Questionnaire RQLQ , Rhinasthma, and the Rhinosinusitis Disability Index [ 3 - 5 ].
