Adherence to Treatment in Allergic Rhinitis During the Pollen Season in Europe: A MASK-air Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adherence to rhinitis treatment has been insufficiently assessed. We aimed to use data from the MASK-air mHealth app to assess adherence to oral antihistamines (OAH), intra-nasal corticosteroids (INCS) or azelastine-fluticasone in patients with allergic rhinitis.

Methods

We included regular European MASK-air users with self-reported allergic rhinitis and reporting at least 1 day of OAH, INCS or azelastine-fluticasone. We assessed weeks during which patients answered the MASK-air questionnaire on all days. We restricted our analyses to data provided between January and June, to encompass the pollen seasons across the different assessed countries. We analysed symptoms using visual analogue scales (VASs) and the combined symptom-medication score (CSMS), performing st

SUBMITTER: Sousa-Pinto B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11908838 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature