The effect of encasings on quality of life in adult house dust mite allergic patients with rhinitis, asthma and/or atopic dermatitis.
Allergy
; 60(7): 888-93, 2005 Jul.
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| ID: mdl-15932378
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Environmental control has been put forward as an integral part of the management of house dust mite (HDM) allergy in sensitized patients. To validate this statement allergic disorders involved in HDM allergy--allergic asthma, rhinitis and atopic eczema/dermatitis syndrome (AEDS)--should be taken together and studied in terms of the efficacy of environmental control. Because a generic quality of life questionnaire exceeds the border of disease, this may be used as major outcome parameter. RESEARCHOBJECTIVE:
To study the effects of bedding encasings in HDM allergic patients with asthma, rhinitis and AEDS. MATERIAL ANDMETHODS:
A total of 224 adult HDM allergic patients with rhinitis and/or asthma and/or dermatitis were randomly allocated impermeable or nonimpermeable encasings for mattress, pillow and duvet. Short form 36 (SF-36) was filled in at baseline and after 12 months.RESULTS:
Lower physical (P = 0.01) and emotional (P < 0.001) sumscores were seen in females. Also, the presence of asthma resulted in lower physical sumscore (P = 0.01). However, no effect was seen of encasings on either sumscore.CONCLUSION:
Bedding encasings do not improve quality of life in a mixed population of subjects with combinations with rhinitis, asthma and atopic dermatitis and sensitized to HDMs.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Asma
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Roupas de Cama, Mesa e Banho
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Rinite Alérgica Perene
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Pyroglyphidae
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Dermatite Atópica
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
Aspecto:
Patient_preference
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Allergy
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Holanda