Compliance to sublingual immunotherapy in patients with allergic rhinitis in Guangzhou city

VernacularTitle:广州市变应性鼻炎患者舌下免疫治疗的依从性分析
Author: Xuekun HUANG ; Xifu WU ; Qintai YANG ; Yulian CHEN ; Gehua ZHANG
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Rhinitis,Allergic,Perennial; Clinical Protocols; Advance Directive Adherence; sublingual immunotherapy
From: Chinese Archives of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2015;(12):616-618
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: ABSTRACT]OBJECTIVETo study the compliance to sublingual immunotherapy(SLIT) in patients with allergic rhinitis(AR) in Guangzhou city.METHODSFrom January 2014 to May 2014, 202 patients with AR received SLIT were followed up by telephone. According to age, the patients were divided into group A(age<14 years) and group B(age≥14 years). The compliance to SLIT was analyzed and the reasons of poor compliance were investigated.RESULTSAmong 202 patients, only 93 cases(46.04%) were successfully followed up by telephone, 109 cases(53.96%) were lost to visit. Among the 93 cases of successful follow-up, the good compliance rate was 29.03%(n=27), the poor compliance rate was 70.97%(n=66). compliance to SLIT was not affected by age and gender(P>0.05). Main reasons for poor compliance included poor efficacy (48.48%), insufficient education about SLIT (16.67%), inconvenience (15.15%), and adverse reactions(10.61%).CONCLUSION In Guangzhou city, lost follow-up rate in AR patients receiving SLIT is high. Compliance to SLIT is relatively low and improvements shall be made.