Allergic Rhinitis Is Associated With Loss of Energy and Concentration Difficulty: A Cross-sectional Study
| Autor: | Martín Robles-Figueroa, Jaime Morales-Romero, Martín Bedolla-Barajas, Norma Angélica Pulido-Guillén, Luis R Manuel Bustos-Gutiérrez |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Adult
Male Allergy Cross-sectional study Energy (esotericism) Motor Activity Cognition Risk Factors Environmental health Prevalence medicine Humans Immunology and Allergy Attention Concentration difficulty Mexico Depression (differential diagnoses) Depression business.industry General Medicine medicine.disease Rhinitis Allergic Cross-Sectional Studies Otorhinolaryngology Female Energy Metabolism business |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Rhinology & Allergy. 34:108-114 |
| ISSN: | 1945-8932 1945-8924 |
| Popis: | Objective To assess whether loss of energy and concentration difficulty are related to allergic rhinitis. Design A cross-sectional study. Setting Secondary care allergy outpatients. Participants A total of 100 patients with allergic rhinitis and 96 healthy subjects. Main Outcome Measure: Loss of energy and concentration difficulty were assessed through a survey using the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II). Results The average BDI-II score was higher in the allergic rhinitis population than in the healthy controls (12.8 points vs 1.8 points, P Conclusions This study is one of the first studies in Latin America to report an independent association of allergic rhinitis with loss of energy and concentration difficulty. |
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