Analysis of quality of life and emotion symptoms in adolescents with allergic rhinitis in middle area of Jiangsu Province
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-0860.2016.02.002
- VernacularTitle:苏中地区青少年变应性鼻炎患者生活质量和焦虑抑郁情绪症状分析
- Author:
Yong YIN
1
;
Qingyun LU
Author Information
1. 南通大学附属医院耳鼻咽喉科
- Keywords:
Adolescents;
Rhinitis,allergic,perennial;
Quality of life;
Depression;
Anxiety
- From:
Chinese Journal of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
2016;51(2):86-89
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To evaluate the quality of life and emotion symptoms (anxiety symptom and depressive symptom) of adolescents with allergic rhinitis (AR) in middle area of Jiangsu province.Methods A case-control study on quality of life and emotion symptoms among 220 AR adolescents and 240 controls was performed.The participants were investigated by questionnaires of RQLQ,ICD,and SCARED.SPSS 13.0 software was used to analyze the data.Results The scores of RQLQ five dimensions with AR were higher than the controlled subjects respectively(all P ＜0.01).The score of SCARED((24.15 ±4.89) vs (19.13 ± 3.17)) but not ICD((20.78 ±4.4) vs (19.97 ±3.45)) in AR was higher than the controlled subjects(t =12.79,P ＜ 0.05;t =2.34,P ＞ 0.05).Furthermore,anxiety symptom was significantly associated with nasal symptoms,other problems and behavior problems.Conclusions The quality of life and emotion symptoms were significantly affected by AR.It is important to pay attention to overall health in AR adolescents.
