Proper Treatment Improves Quality Of Life In Children With Rhinoconjunctivitis

Main Category: Ear, Nose and Throat
Article Date: 20 Mar 2005 - 8:00 PDT

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Children with rhinoconjunctivitis showed significant improvement in their quality of life after three months of treatment, according to new research presented today at the 2005 AAAAI Annual Meeting in San Antonio.

Nitayada Siriwaradon, MD, and colleagues from Chulalonglorn University Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand, assessed the quality of life in 209 children, aged 5-18 years, with allergic rhinoconjunctivitis. Parents of children aged 5-11 were asked to complete a questionnaire, while children aged 12-18 completed the questionnaires themselves. After three months, the children reported statistically significant improvement in all areas of the questionnaire. The highest improvement was found in nasal symptoms, sleep and emotional feelings.

Although symptoms of rhinoconjunctivitis are not life threatening, they can have detrimental effects on the physical, psychological and social aspects of children's lives, significantly decreasing their quality of life. With the prevalence of allergies increasing, these findings show that the quality of life in patients can increase with proper treatment.

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