Comparison of Allergic Rhinitis Treatments on Patient Satisfaction: A MASK-air and EAACI Methodological Committee Report.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Satisfaction with treatments may affect medication adherence and use patterns, including the use of co-medication. We aimed to compare different medications for allergic rhinitis (AR) on (i) patients' satisfaction and (ii) co-medication use frequency.

Methods

We assessed data from the mHealth app MASK-air. We evaluated days on which users with self-reported AR had used-alone or in co-medication-intranasal corticosteroids (INCS), intranasal antihistamines (INAH), fixed combinations of INAH+INCS, or oral antihistamines (OAH). We built multivariable regression models to compare these different AR medication classes (as well as individual medications) on their (i) treatment satisfaction levels (measured using a specific daily visual analogue scale ['VAS satisfaction

SUBMITTER: Sousa-Pinto B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12666759 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature