Understanding the role of the healthcare professional in patient self-management of allergic rhinitis:

SAGE Open Medicine

Bonnie LKuehl¹ 

关键词: Allergy;    pharmacist;    non-prescription;    prescription;    interactions;    psychosocial;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2050312115595822

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Objective:Allergic rhinitis is a common, usually long-standing, condition that may be self-diagnosed or have a formal diagnosis. Our aim was to identify how allergic rhinitis sufferers self-manage their condition.Methods:A sample of 276 self-identified adult allergy sufferers pooled from social media completed an online survey comprising 13 questions. The survey was fielded by a professional research organization (Lab42). The main outcome measures included the use of prescription and/or non-prescription allergy medication, and interactions with physician and/or pharmacist with respect to medication use.Results:Of the respondents, 53% (146/276) indicated that they used both prescription and over-the-counter medication to manage their allergy symptoms. Of those who used prescription medication, 53% reported that they discussed their prescription medication in great detail with their physician when it was prescribed, while 42% spoke about it briefly. Following the initial prescription, few discussions about ...

【 授权许可】

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