The Effect of Generalist and Specialist Care on Quality of Life in Asthma Patients with and without Allergic Rhinitis
| العنوان: | The Effect of Generalist and Specialist Care on Quality of Life in Asthma Patients with and without Allergic Rhinitis |
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| المؤلفون: | Lotte Harmsen, Vibeke Backer, Hendrik Nolte |
| المصدر: | International Archives of Allergy and Immunology. 152:288-294 |
| بيانات النشر: | S. Karger AG, 2010. |
| سنة النشر: | 2010 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Adult, Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Allergy, Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial, Adolescent, education, Immunology, Generalist and specialist species, Young Adult, Quality of life (healthcare), Surveys and Questionnaires, medicine, Humans, Immunology and Allergy, Intensive care medicine, Quality of Health Care, Specialist care, Asthma, Health related quality of life, business.industry, fungi, Physicians, Family, Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal, General Medicine, medicine.disease, Respiratory Function Tests, Surgery, Treatment Outcome, Lung disease, Quality of Life, Female, business, Specialization |
| الوصف: | Background: Treatment of asthma and rhinitis patients is often provided by both generalists (GPs) and specialists (SPs). Studies have shown differences in clinical outcomes of treatment between these settings. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of GP and SP care on health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Materials and Methods: Three hundred and eight asthma and allergic rhinitis patients randomized to 3 years’ treatment by an SP or GP were examined at baseline and at study completion. At both examinations, the HRQoL was measured with the Standardized Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (AQLQ) and the Rhinitis Quality of Life Questionnaire (RQLQ). Results: In the SP care, a significant improvement from baseline was found in HRQoL for both AQLQ total scores (6.19 ± 0.1 vs. 6.44 ± 0.1, respectively; p < 0.001) and RQLQ total scores (0.80 ± 0.1 vs. 0.58 ± 0.1, respectively; p Conclusion: The results provide evidence that compared with GP care, SP care leads to an improvement in both asthma and rhinitis quality of life. This is especially pronounced in patients with concomitant asthma and rhinitis and supports the guidelines recommending that SPs should monitor patients with complicated disease. |
| تدمد: | 1423-0097 1018-2438 |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::21b7424cad3da2bc80b3f222c310da0e https://doi.org/10.1159/000283041 |
| حقوق: | CLOSED |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsair.doi.dedup.....21b7424cad3da2bc80b3f222c310da0e |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 14230097 10182438 |
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