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: Received: 1 October 2023 / Approved: 2 October 2023 / Online: 2 October 2023 (11:57:22 CEST)
How to cite:
Tosca, M.A.; Schiavetti, I.; Meleca, V.; Naso, M.; Trincianti, C.; Ciprandi, A.G. Assessment of Symptom Perception by Visual Analog Scale in Children with Newly-Diagnosed Allergic Rhinitis: The Link with Asthma. Preprints2023, 2023100045. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202310.0045.v1
Tosca, M.A.; Schiavetti, I.; Meleca, V.; Naso, M.; Trincianti, C.; Ciprandi, A.G. Assessment of Symptom Perception by Visual Analog Scale in Children with Newly-Diagnosed Allergic Rhinitis: The Link with Asthma. Preprints 2023, 2023100045. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202310.0045.v1
Tosca, M.A.; Schiavetti, I.; Meleca, V.; Naso, M.; Trincianti, C.; Ciprandi, A.G. Assessment of Symptom Perception by Visual Analog Scale in Children with Newly-Diagnosed Allergic Rhinitis: The Link with Asthma. Preprints2023, 2023100045. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202310.0045.v1
APA Style
Tosca, M.A., Schiavetti, I., Meleca, V., Naso, M., Trincianti, C., & Ciprandi, A.G. (2023). Assessment of Symptom Perception by Visual Analog Scale in Children with Newly-Diagnosed Allergic Rhinitis: The Link with Asthma. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202310.0045.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Tosca, M.A., Chiara Trincianti and And Giorgio Ciprandi. 2023 "Assessment of Symptom Perception by Visual Analog Scale in Children with Newly-Diagnosed Allergic Rhinitis: The Link with Asthma" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202310.0045.v1
Abstract
Background: Patients with allergic rhinitis (AR) have bothersome symptoms that may assess using the visual analog scale (VAS). Asthma frequently is associated with AR. The present study investigated the role of VAS in children with newly-diagnosed AR. Methods: Parameters were VAS for nasal and asthma symptoms, and doctor’s perception of these diseases, medication use, and asthma comorbidity. Results: 67% of AR children had asthma. Severity of perceived nasal symptoms was associated with more intense asthma symptoms and doctor’s perception of disease severity (p<0.001 and p=0.02, re-spectively. Conclusions: Allergic rhinitis frequently is associated with asthma in child-hood. Symptom perception assessment using VAS is a simple tool for assessing their intensity. Moreover, the severity of nasal symptoms is associated with asthma symptom severity. Therefore, asthma should be carefully considered in AR children and require appropriate symptom perception assessment.
Keywords
Allergic rhinitis; asthma; symptoms; perception; visual analog scale
Subject
Medicine and Pharmacology, Immunology and Allergy
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