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za epidemiologiju, Medicinski fakultet, Univerzitet u Beogradu, Beograd;

za medicinsku
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TABELA 1.
TABLE 1. Social-demographic characteristics of patients.

Variable


Average age (years)

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Place of residence


Educational level

Employment status

 

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Female (%)
 

Rural (%)
 

Urban (%)
 

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Secondary (%)
 

College (%)
 

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Clerk (%)
 

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TABLE 3. Statistical significant variables in patients with seasonal and
both seasonal and perennial allergic rhinitis.

Variable

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Activities at work




Sport activities




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TABLE 4. Home activities in pollen season and out of pollen season.

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HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE ASSESSMENT IN PATIENTS WITH ALLERGIC RHINITIS

Nataa MAKSIMOVI1, Slavenka JANKOVI1, Vesna TOMI-SPIRI2, Jelena MARINKOVI3
1Institute

of Epidemiology, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade;

of Allergology and Immunology, Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade;
3Institute of Medical Statistics and Informatics, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade
2Institute

ABSTRACT
Allergic rhinitis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways, which can interfere with many aspects of an individuals
life and severely diminish the quality of life of the person affected. The objective of this study was to assess the quality of life
of patients suffering from allergic rhinitis during and out of pollen season. The study involved 100 patients diagnosed with
allergic rhinitis, 48 of who had seasonal, 25 perennial, and 27
who manifested both forms of allergic rhinitis. All study participants were treated at the Institute of Allergology and Immunology, Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade, in the period MarchNovember 2002. A specific quality of life questionnaire for
patients with rhinoconjunctivitis was used in the study. During
pollen season, itchy eyes (2=6.34; p=0.042), red eyes (2=7.44;
p=0.024), and swollen eyes (2=6.65; p=0.036) caused significantly more difficulties for subjects with seasonal and those
with both seasonal and perennial rhinitis than for subjects with
perennial allergic rhinitis. A highly significant difference in the
mean scores of the indoors activity variable during and out of





pollen season (F=347.28; p=0.000) was noted, that is to say, significant irritation was noted during pollen season among subjects with seasonal and those with both seasonal and perennial allergic rhinitis, however the dynamics of irritation remained
the same in both study groups (F=0.145; p=0.704). The patients
with seasonal and those with both seasonal and perennial
allergic rhinitis experienced a significantly poorer quality of life
during pollen season than out of it, as well as an inferior quality of life in comparison to patients with perennial allergic rhinitis during pollen season.
Key words: allergic rhinitis; quality of life; questionnaires
Nataa MAKSIMOVI
Institut za epidemiologiju
Medicinski fakultet
Viegradska 26, 11000 Beograd
Tel: 011 361 5780
E-mail: natamax@eunet.yu