J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract
June 2024
Social determinants of health (SDHs) have a substantial impact on patient care and outcomes globally, both in low- to middle-income countries and in high-income countries. In the clinic, lack of availability of diagnostic tools, inequities in access to care, and challenges obtaining and adhering to prescribed treatment plans may further compound these issues. This article addresses a case of rhinitis in the context of SDHs and inequities in care that may affect various communities and populations around the world.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Allergic rhinitis (AR) and asthma may affect health-related quality of life. However, national estimates on the quality of life of patients with AR or asthma are lacking.
Objective: To provide estimates for utility scores and EuroQoL five-dimension (EQ-5D) visual analog scale (VAS) for patients with AR or asthma.
Background: In allergic rhinitis and asthma, adolescents and young adult patients are likely to differ from older patients. We compared adolescents, young adults and adults on symptoms, control levels, and medication adherence.
Methods: In a cross-sectional study (2015-2022), we assessed European users of the MASK-air mHealth app of three age groups: adolescents (13-18 years), young adults (18-26 years), and adults (>26 years).
Background: Few population-based studies have described allergic rhinitis (AR) according to the Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (ARIA) classification, and none have assessed the impact of asthma on this classification. Our aims were to 1) describe AR according to four ARIA classes and 2) within each of the four ARIA classes, compare participants with AR alone versus those with AR and asthma.
Methods: Cross-sectional analyses were performed using data from the 2014 annual follow-up questionnaire of the French adult population-based cohort Constances.
The increasing global burden of respiratory diseases over the last decades raises questions about the impact of environmental factors during industrialisation and urbanisation. Although the knowledge of environmental epidemiology is growing, it is still unclear what the most critical exposure windows are for respiratory health. In addition, the relationships between different environmental exposures can be complex.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn this article, early career members of the Epidemiology and Environment Assembly of the European Respiratory Society summarise a selection of five sessions from the Society's 2022 International Congress, with a focus on areas of specific interest for the Assembly, epidemiology and risk factors of respiratory diseases in both children and adults. Topics covered include the characterisation of obstructive respiratory diseases, their comorbidities and their evolution, with novel insight from large cohorts. The importance of early-life factors in respiratory health was also emphasised, including maternal exposures and habits during pregnancy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMASK-air , a validated mHealth app (Medical Device regulation Class IIa) has enabled large observational implementation studies in over 58,000 people with allergic rhinitis and/or asthma. It can help to address unmet patient needs in rhinitis and asthma care. MASK-air is a Good Practice of DG Santé on digitally-enabled, patient-centred care.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Scarce epidemiological studies have characterised allergic rhinitis (AR) and non-allergic rhinitis (NAR) in adults. In a population-based cohort, our aims were to 1) describe rhinitis, AR and NAR, and 2) explore how asthma and conjunctivitis may lead to the identification of novel rhinitis phenotypes.
Methods: In this cross-sectional analysis, current rhinitis was defined as present in the last 12 months using a questionnaire from the French CONSTANCES cohort.
Introduction: Although rhinitis is among the most common diseases worldwide, rhinitis prevalence in the general adult population is unclear and definitions differ widely.
Objective: To summarize the literature on rhinitis prevalence in the general adult population and to assess: (1) the prevalence according to different rhinitis definitions overall and in different regions of the world, and (2) the evolution of rhinitis prevalence over time.
Methods: We conducted an extensive literature review of publications including rhinitis prevalence using Pubmed and Scopus databases up to October 2020.
Background: The asthma symptom score allows to consider asthma as a continuum and to investigate its risk factors. One previous study has investigated the association between asthma score and air pollution and only for nitrogen dioxide (NO). We aimed to study the associations between particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter lower than 2.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Rhinitis is one of the most common disease worldwide with a high and increasing prevalence. There is limited knowledge on the link between long-term exposure to air pollution and rhinitis.
Objectives: We aim to study the associations between long-term exposure to air pollutants and self-reported current rhinitis among adults from Constances, a large French population-based cohort.