Saleem Taimur, Khalid Umair, Sherwani Ubaid Ur Rehman, Ghaffar Shehzad
Section of Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, Aga Khan University, (Stadium Road), Karachi (74800), Pakistan.
BMC Ear Nose Throat Disord. 2009 Dec 11;9:12. doi: 10.1186/1472-6815-9-12.
Rhinitis can cause a heavy toll on patients because of its bothersome effects on productivity. This retrospective study was conducted to explore the clinical profile, outcomes and improvement in the symptoms and productivity resulting from treatment of allergic rhinitis in Pakistan.
We carried out a retrospective file review of all allergic rhinitis patients who presented to the Ear, Nose, Throat Consulting Clinic from January, 2006 to June, 2008 using a structured proforma especially designed for this purpose. Data was entered and analyzed using SPSS v. 16.0.
The charts of 169 patients were reviewed. The mean age of the patients was 35.2 +/- 9.1 years. Sixty percent patients were male. Ninety eight patients (58%) reported allergy symptoms to be present at both home and work. One hundred and two patients (60.4%) had symptoms severe enough to cause absence from work or academic activities. Up to seventy one percent patients were spending between 1000 - 3000 Pakistani Rupees (1 US$= 83.3 Pakistani rupees) on the treatment of allergic rhinitis per year. One hundred and fifty one patients (89.3%) reported an improvement in rhinitic symptoms and productivity while 18 patients (10.7%) didn't. This improvement was significantly associated with satisfaction with treatment (p < 0.001).
Allergic rhinitis, a ubiquitous disease, was seen to cause a strain on patients in the form of recurrent treatment-related expenses as well as absenteeism from work or other daily activities. Symptoms and productivity improved significantly after treatment.
鼻炎因其对工作效率产生的不良影响，会给患者带来沉重负担。本回顾性研究旨在探讨巴基斯坦过敏性鼻炎患者的临床特征、治疗效果以及治疗后症状和工作效率的改善情况。
我们使用专门为此设计的结构化表格，对2006年1月至2008年6月期间到耳鼻喉咨询门诊就诊的所有过敏性鼻炎患者进行了回顾性病历审查。数据录入并使用SPSS v. 16.0进行分析。
共审查了169例患者的病历。患者的平均年龄为35.2±9.1岁。60%的患者为男性。98例患者（58%）报告在家和工作时均有过敏症状。102例患者（60.4%）的症状严重到足以导致缺勤或无法参加学术活动。高达71%的患者每年在过敏性鼻炎治疗上花费1000 - 3000巴基斯坦卢比（1美元 = 83.3巴基斯坦卢比）。151例患者（89.3%）报告鼻炎症状和工作效率有所改善，而18例患者（10.7%）未改善。这种改善与对治疗的满意度显著相关（p < 0.001）。
过敏性鼻炎是一种常见疾病，被发现会给患者带来压力，表现为反复的治疗相关费用以及缺勤或无法参与其他日常活动。治疗后症状和工作效率有显著改善。
