Quality of Life in Allergic Rhinitis and Asthma A Population-based Study of Young Adults

• Published in: American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine Vol. 162; no. 4; pp. 1391 - 1396
• Main Authors: LEYNAERT, BÉNÉDICTE, NEUKIRCH, CATHERINE, LIARD, RENATA, BOUSQUET, JEAN, NEUKIRCH, FRANÇOISE
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY American Lung Association 01.10.2000
• Subjects: Adult; Asthma - psychology; Biological and medical sciences; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma; Female; France; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Pneumology; Quality of Life; Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial - psychology; Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal - psychology; Sickness Impact Profile; France; Human; Immunopathology; Allergy; Nose disease; Rhinitis; Respiratory disease; Alteration; Asthma; Quality of life; Young adult; ENT disease; Complication; Obstructive pulmonary disease
• ISSN: 1073-449X; 1535-4970
• DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.162.4.9912033

Quality of life has been found to be impaired both in patients with asthma and in patients with allergic rhinitis, but the relative burden of these diseases has not been investigated. We analyzed answers to the SF-36 questionnaire from 850 subjects recruited in two French centers participating in th...