Xu H, Zhang Y, Gu M, Shan Y, Zhang Q. A prospective study on the difference of clinical outcomes between elderly and adult patients with allergic rhinitis.
Am J Otolaryngol 2022;
43:103509. [PMID:
35636087 DOI:
10.1016/j.amjoto.2022.103509]
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE
The guiding significance of existing guidelines for the diagnosis, treatment and health management of AR in elderly patients is unclear. The aim of this study is to analyze the clinical characteristics and therapeutic effects of elderly and adult AR patients by prospective study.
METHODS
A total of 131 AR patients were recruited and divided into elderly group and adult group according to age. After receiving the same pharmacological treatment for 4 weeks, the differences of the two groups in clinical scores including TNSS-4, RQLQ and VAS were compared.
RESULTS
After 4 weeks treatment, all clinical scores in the adult group were improved compared with the baseline levels, while in the elderly group, only the TNSS-4 score was significantly reduced, and the RQLQ and VAS scores were not significantly improved. The changes of TNSS-4, RQLQ, and VAS scores in the elderly group were significantly inferior to those in the adult group (LS mean differences were 1.60, 8.80, and 11.10, respectively; P < 0.001).
CONCLUSION
We confirmed that elderly and adult AR patients had different clinical characteristics and outcomes, and the degree of improvement in the adult group was significantly better than that in the elderly group. Therefore, it is urgent for us to establish a clinical guideline suitable for the elderly AR population to give more scientific and reasonable recommendations for diagnosis and treatment.
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