Allergic rhinitis characterization in community pharmacy customers: a cross-sectional study

• Author(s): Hélio, Guedes ; Morgado, Manuel ; Rodrigues, Márcio ; Cruz, Agostinho ; Fonseca, Cecília ; Costa, Elísio ; Araújo, André R. T. S.
• Date: 2020
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/16531
• Origin: Repositório Científico do Instituto Politécnico do Porto
• Subject(s): Allergic rhinitis; CARAT10 test; Community pharmacy; Guarda; Quality of life; WHOQOL- BREF
• Document Type: Journal article
• Language: English
• Contributor(s): REPOSITÓRIO P.PORTO

Description

Allergic rhinitis represents a public health problem that is signifcantly prevalent in the global population and has been associated with asthma, a strong desire to sleep and a low quality of life. Objective This study aims to evaluate the prevalence, symptoms, control strategies and treatment, as well as the control of this condition and its impact on the quality of life of customers of community pharmacies with allergic rhinitis.