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The voice of the patients: allergic rhinitis is not a trivial disease

The voice of the patients: allergic rhinitis is not a trivial disease The voice of the patients: allergic rhinitis is not a trivial disease a b b Erkka Valovirta , Svein-Erik Myrseth and Susanna Palkonen a b Turku Allergy Center, Turku, Finland and European Purpose of review Federation of Allergy and Airways Diseases Patient and physician perspectives on the impact of allergic rhinitis have previously been Patients’Associations, EFA Central Office, Brussels, Belgium studied in the general population. We evaluated the burden of allergic rhinitis among patients from the members of European allergy patient organizations. The Patient Voice Correspondence to Erkka Valovirta, MD, Turku Allergy Center, Kotkankatu 2, FIN-20610 Turku, Finland Allergy Survey was a quantitative, self-completion survey of 3562 patients with allergic Tel: +358 2 2746400, þ358 40 5 102 101; rhinitis (16 years and older). Background information on allergic rhinitis, severity of fax: +358 2 2530232; e-mail: erkka.valovirta@allergiakeskus.fi allergic rhinitis symptoms and their impact on lives, nonmedical measures for relieving of symptoms, types of medications, and concomitant conditions were evaluated. Recent findings Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immu- nology 2008, 8:1 – 9 Almost 50% of the responders reported symptoms lasting for more than a season. Preventive household adjustments are expensive with little perceived benefit. Sleep and emotional life http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology Wolters Kluwer Health

The voice of the patients: allergic rhinitis is not a trivial disease

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The voice of the patients: allergic rhinitis is not a trivial disease a b b Erkka Valovirta , Svein-Erik Myrseth and Susanna Palkonen a b Turku Allergy Center, Turku, Finland and European Purpose of review Federation of Allergy and Airways Diseases Patient and physician perspectives on the impact of allergic rhinitis have previously been Patients’Associations, EFA Central Office, Brussels, Belgium studied in the general population. We evaluated the burden of allergic rhinitis among patients from the members of European allergy patient organizations. The Patient Voice Correspondence to Erkka Valovirta, MD, Turku Allergy Center, Kotkankatu 2, FIN-20610 Turku, Finland Allergy Survey was a quantitative, self-completion survey of 3562 patients with allergic Tel: +358 2 2746400, þ358 40 5 102 101; rhinitis (16 years and older). Background information on allergic rhinitis, severity of fax: +358 2 2530232; e-mail: erkka.valovirta@allergiakeskus.fi allergic rhinitis symptoms and their impact on lives, nonmedical measures for relieving of symptoms, types of medications, and concomitant conditions were evaluated. Recent findings Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immu- nology 2008, 8:1 – 9 Almost 50% of the responders reported symptoms lasting for more than a season. Preventive household adjustments are expensive with little perceived benefit. Sleep and emotional life

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Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology – Wolters Kluwer Health

Published: Feb 1, 2008

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