A cross sectional assessment of allergic rhinitis and asthma control at an Immunoallergology outpatient hospital setting using CARAT10 questionnaire

作者：Ricardo Pereira P; Lopes C

来源：Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia, 2013, 19(4): 163-167.

DOI：10.1016/j.rppneu.2013.01.004

• Allergic rhinitis
• Asthma
• Assessment
• Control
• Questionnaire
• Control of Allergic Rhinitis and Asthma Test 10

Introduction: The most recent guidelines on asthma and rhinitis management recommend the optimal control of both diseases as the primary goal of treatment. CARAT10 is a recently developed and validated Portuguese questionnaire, which permits the simultaneous assessment of allergic rhinitis and asthma (ARA) control. There is no published data about the use of this tool. %26lt;br%26gt;Aims: To assess ARA control using CARAT10 in an Immunoallergology hospital setting; %26lt;br%26gt;Methods: Patients with diagnosis of allergic rhinitis with or without asthma (positive aeroallergens prick-tests and/or positive specific IgE) were sequentially enrolled and asked to fill in CARAT10 questionnaire at their first appointment. %26lt;br%26gt;Results: Two hundred patients were included, mostly female (n = 142) with an average age of 33.6 +/- 12.3 years. ARA was present in 86 patients while 114 had isolated allergic rhinitis. In ARA group, 86% scored CARATtotal %26lt;= 24, meaning poor control. Subscores revealed that 83% had poorly controlled rhinitis (CARATr %26lt;= 8) and 74% had poorly controlled asthma (CARATa %26lt; 16). There were no age or gender related differences in ARA control. In allergic rhinitis group (n = 114), 89% were poorly controlled. %26lt;br%26gt;Conclusions: Only 14% of patients presenting rhinitis and asthma had both diseases controlled.

• 出版日期2013-8