Ciprandi Giorgio, La Mantia Ignazio
Allergy Office, Casa di Cura Villa Montallegro, Genoa, Italy.
Acta Biomed. 2019 Jul 3;90(7-S):41-44. doi: 10.23750/abm.v90i7-S.8657.
The quantification of the antihistamines' consumption is particularly relevant in clinical practice, since their remarkable use is usually associated with severe symptoms. The aim of the study was to measure the visual analogue scale (VAS) for assessing the patient's perception about antihistamines use in patients with allergic rhinitis. 103 patients (49 males, mean age 35.9 years) with allergic rhinitis due to Parietaria pollen were evaluated retrospectively. They recorded monthly the number of antihistamine tables they took during the pollen season (lasting for about 5 months). There was a strong relationship (r= 0.921 Pearson; p<0.0001) between the number of tablets and the VAS score. The assessment of the perception of the antihistamines use by VAS could be an easy and quick tool in the management of patients with allergic rhinitis in clinical practice.
在临床实践中，抗组胺药的使用量量化尤为重要，因为其大量使用通常与严重症状相关。本研究的目的是测量视觉模拟量表（VAS），以评估变应性鼻炎患者对抗组胺药使用的感受。对103例因墙草花粉引起变应性鼻炎的患者（49例男性，平均年龄35.9岁）进行了回顾性评估。他们记录了在花粉季节（持续约5个月）每月服用抗组胺药片的数量。药片数量与VAS评分之间存在很强的相关性（Pearson相关系数r = 0.921；p<0.0001）。在临床实践中，使用VAS评估对抗组胺药使用的感受可能是管理变应性鼻炎患者的一种简单快捷的工具。
