The impact of repeated drug desensitisation on quality of life in drug hypersensitivity.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Measurement of disease-specific quality of life (QOL) is crucial in evaluating the effects of disease and response to treatment. Patients' efforts to avoid the responsible medication can have a negative impact on the QOL of patients with drug hypersensitivity reactions (DHRs). The Drug Hypersensitivity QOL Questionnaire (DrHy-Q) is the only specific tool measuring disease specific QOL in patients with DHRs.

Objective

To evaluate the effect of repeated drug desensitisation on disease-specific QOL using the Turkish version of DrHy-Q in a prospective multicentre study.

Methods

Patients scheduled to undergo repeated desensitisations with the same drug were included in the study. Baseline DrHy-Q scores were recorded for each patient prior to the commencement of

SUBMITTER: Gorgulu Akin B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11832298 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature