Clinical Efficacy of Allergen-Specific Immunotherapy from Patient and Physician Perspectives
Yonsei Medical Journal
;
: 446-453, 2019.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-742561
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
Allergen-specific immunotherapy (AIT) is the only curative treatment for allergic diseases, but a few allergic patients receive AIT. In this multicenter cross-sectional study, we aimed to explore patient and physician perspectives on AIT through a questionnaire survey. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
Allergic patients who received subcutaneous immunotherapy for at least 1 year were asked to answer a questionnaire developed by an expert panel of allergen and immunotherapy workgroup in Korea.RESULTS:
A total of 267 patients (adults, 60.3%) with allergic rhinitis (91.4%), asthma (42.7%), or atopic dermatitis (20.2%) from referred hospitals completed the survey. Among patients and physicians, respectively, the overall rates of satisfaction with AIT for allergic rhinitis were 86.4% and 83.3% (kappa agreement=0.234, p<0.001), and those for asthma were 85.3% and 72.9% (kappa agreement=0.373, p<0.001). Moreover, pediatric asthmatic patients reported a significantly higher satisfaction rate than adult asthmatic patients after AIT (p=0.040). Symptom severity (p<0.001, respectively) and drug use for allergic rhinitis and asthma decreased after AIT. However, there was no significant difference in satisfaction rates between children and adults in allergic rhinitis (p=0.736). Interestingly, 35.7% and 35% of allergic rhinitis and asthma patients, respectively, reported experiencing improvement in their symptoms within 6 months of starting AIT.CONCLUSION:
In this study evaluating the perspectives of patients and physicians on AIT, the majority of patients were satisfied with the efficacy and safety of AIT, but not its cost. AIT should be recommended for AR and allergic patients.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Asthma
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Desensitization, Immunologic
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Treatment Outcome
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Patient Satisfaction
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Dermatitis, Atopic
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Rhinitis, Allergic
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Immunotherapy
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Korea
Type of study:
Controlled clinical trial
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Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adult
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Child
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Yonsei Medical Journal
Year:
2019
Type:
Article
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