Quality of life survey of patients with allergic rhinitis caused by airborne pollen in Inner Mongolia

Abstract

Objective:To study the quality of life of patients with allergic rhinitis（AR） caused by airborne pollen in Inner Mongolia, and provide reference for overall health intervention for AR patients. Method:According to the severity of disease, 268 cases of patients was divided into mild and moderate to severe group. The patients general condition questionnaire, standardized rhinoconjunctivitis quality of life questionnaire（RQLQ）, quality of life questionare-core30（QOL-C30） were used to assess the quality of life of AR patients. At the same time 90 healthy volunteers with no symptoms of nasal（balanced gender, age） were recruited as control group. Result:In the intra-group comparison of the RQLQ questionnaire for AR patients, the total score of the RQLQ questionnaire and the 7 factor scores in the moderate to severe groups were significantly higher than those in the mild group（all P<0.05）. The QOL-C30 survey showed that the scores of the four dimensions of QOL-C30 assessment in the moderate to severe group of AR patients were generally lower than those in the control group（all P<0.05）. Compared with the control group, the score of physical function and psychological function in mild group decreased significantly（P<0.05）. Compared with the mild group, the moderate to severe groups showed significant decreases in physical function, psychological function and material life score（P<0.05）. Conclusion:Pollen, as a airborne allergen, is the main inducement of AR in Inner Mongolia. AR can seriously affect the physical and mental health of patients and reduce the quality of life. Clinical practice should focus on providing standardized treatment interventions and good health education for AR patients to improve quality of life.