Cui Long, Wang Zhinan, Xu Zhongqiang, Xia Zhongfang, Zhang Yamin, Huang Fang
Department of Otolaryngology, Wuhan Childrens Hospital, Wuhan, 430000, China.
Lin Chuang Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi. 2011 Apr;25(8):364-6.
To analyze the compliance of sublingual desensitization used in allergic rhinitis patients by telephone follow up, and to discuss the influencing factor associate with medicine pause.
One hundred and thirty-two patients of allergic rhinitis were randomly divided into two groups, 53 cases was in the control group, 79 cases was in telephone follow up group for a period of 6 months of observation.
Sublingual desensitization treatment for 6 months, 28/53 cases of control group were compliance, 25/53 cases were loss, and compliance rate was 52.8%; 17/27 cases of follow-up group A were compliance, 10/27 cases were loss, and compliance rate was 63.0%; 21/28 cases of follow-up group B were compliance, 7/28 cases were loss, and compliance rate was 75.0%; 22/24 of follow-up group C were compliance, 2/24 cases were loss, and compliance rate was 91.7% (P < 0.05). Significant difference was found in the 4th month after treatment (P < 0.01). Long-term treatment and cure were the main impact factors for compliance.
Timely telephone follow-up education and guidance to patients could improve compliance of patients with sublingual desensitization.