Prevalence of Ocular Symptoms in Patients with Allergic Rhinitis: Korean Multicenter Study
| Autor: | Kun Hee Lee, Cho Ks, Ji Sang Park, Eun Joong Kim, Hun Jong Dhong, Ki Sang Rha, Byung Hoon Ahn, Tae Hoon Lee, Hyun Jun Kim, Sung Wan Kim, Yil Seob Lee, Woo Sub Shim, Chang Hoon Kim, Ji Eun Lee, Soo Hwan Kim, Young Ho Jung, Kyong Rae Kim, Dong Joon Park, Yong-Dae Kim, Dongyoung Kim, Hwan Jung Roh, Kyung-Su Kim, Jae Hoon Lee, Jun Myung Kang, Sang Chul Lim, Chae Seo Rhee |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Male Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Rhinitis Allergic Perennial Eye Diseases genetic structures Disease Young Adult Sex Factors Quality of life Sex factors Surveys and Questionnaires Prevalence medicine Humans Immunology and Allergy In patient Young adult Asthma Korea business.industry Disease progression Rhinitis Allergic Seasonal General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease eye diseases Otorhinolaryngology Multicenter study Disease Progression Quality of Life Female sense organs business |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Rhinology & Allergy. 27:e135-e139 |
| ISSN: | 1945-8932 1945-8924 |
| DOI: | 10.2500/ajra.2013.27.3937 |
| Popis: | Background Allergic rhinitis (AR) is often accompanied by multiple ocular symptoms. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of ocular symptoms and the impact of ocular symptoms on the quality of life in patients with AR. Methods One thousand one hundred seventy-four patients with AR were enrolled from 24 centers in Korea. They were classified into four groups according to the Allergic Rhinitis and Its Impact on Asthma (ARIA) guideline and also classified into perennial AR (PAR) and seasonal AR groups. All patients were asked to complete the questionnaire regarding the presence of ocular symptoms, such as eye itching, watery eyes, and red eyes. The correlation between ocular symptoms and the rest of the quality-of-life areas in the Mini-Rhinoconjunctivitis Quality of Life Questionnaire (Mini-RQLQ) was also asked. Results Seven hundred nineteen (61.2%) of 1174 patients had ocular symptoms. In detail, the numbers of patients with eye itching, watery eyes, red eyes, and other ocular symptoms were 605 (51.5%), 313 (26.7%), 207 (17.6%), and 66 (5.6%), respectively. Female patients (72.5%) complained of ocular symptoms more commonly than male patients (55.1%). The patients with moderate–severe persistent AR showed the highest prevalence of ocular symptoms. The correlation coefficients between ocular symptoms and the rest of the quality-of-life areas in the Mini-RQLQ were statistically significant (p < 0.05). Conclusion Sixty-one percent of Korean AR patients experienced ocular symptoms. The patients who were women and had PAR and more severe AR showed higher prevalence of ocular symptoms. The ocular symptoms might have a significant impact on the quality of life in patients with AR. |
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