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Satisfaction, Qol and adherence of patients allergic to dust mites and/or pollens undergoing sublingual immunotherapy
Sara Garrido-Fernández1,2, Diego Gutierrez Fernández3, Germán Sánchez López4
1Servicio de Alergología, Hospital Universitario de Navarra (HUN), Navarra, 31008, Spain.
Abstract:
Aim: Sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) changes history of allergic respiratory disease (ARD). However, adherence is a barrier for optimal outcomes.Patients & methods: In the QUALI study, 859 patients with house-dust mite (HDM) and/or pollen induced ARD uncontrolled with symptomatic treatment and undergoing SLIT for at least 6 months or including one pre-coseason (pollen) were collected.Results & conclusion: SLIT significantly improved allergic rhinoconjunctivitis (ARC) and asthma symptom control, leading to reduced medication, meaningful health-related quality of life gain, improved nasal, ocular and bronchial symptoms and everyday life activities. Patients were highly satisfied and most of them adhered to SLIT, being forgetfulness the main non-adherence motive. SLIT is a quick effective treatment against persistent moderate-to-severe symptoms in ARC and asthma but it should been improve forgetfulness, as non-adherence reason.
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