The relationships between nasal hyperreactivity, quality of life, and nasal symptoms in patients with perennial allergic rhinitis

JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY

卷:98

Article

deGraafintVeld, T ; Koenders, S ; Garrelds, IM ; vanWijk, RG

关键词: perennial allergic rhinitis;    daily symptoms;    quality of life;    nasal hyperreactivity;    histamine challenge;   

DOI  :  10.1016/S0091-6749(96)70083-0

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

Background: A clinical test that could inform the clinician about the severity of a patient's nasal symptoms and health-related quality of life (QOL) would be very useful. Objective: We attempted to determine whether, in patients with perennial allergic rhinitis, nasal challenge with histamine could be used to estimate daily symptoms and QOL. Methods: Forty-eight patients with perennial allergic rhinitis were challenged with histamine to determine nasal hyperreactivity. Nasal response was monitored by the number of sneezes, the amount of secretion, and a symptom score. Daily nasal symptoms were recorded during the 2 preceding weeks. Patients also completed a rhinitis QOL questionnaire. Results: Responsiveness to histamine and total daily nasal symptoms were moderately correlated (r = 0.51, p = 0.001). Comparison of total daily nasal symptoms with the overall QOL score showed a moderate correlation (r = 0.59, p < 0.001). Nasal response to histamine and overall QOL score were also correlated (r = 0.43, p = 0.002). However, overall QOL and daily nasal symptoms could be predicted by wide 95% confidence intervals only for each decade of nasal responsiveness to histamine (expressed as a composite symptom score). Conclusion: In patients with perennial allergic rhinitis nasal hyperreactivity as determined by histamine challenge, QOL, and daily nasal symptoms are moderately correlated. Therefore nasal histamine challenge can be used as a tool for estimating the severity of daily nasal symptoms and QOL, although it cannot predict nasal symptoms and QOL very accurately.

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