Patient and physician perceptions of seasonal allergic rhinitis and allergen immunotherapy: a parallel physician patient survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Allergy Patient Identification for Immunotherapy (AsPIRe) program was a parallel physician and patient survey. The objectives were to examine physician and patient perceptions of seasonal allergy symptoms and their impact on patients, and to examine patient and physician attitudes to allergen immunotherapy (AIT) for seasonal allergies. AsPIRe was led by a steering committee and received research ethics board clearance from Queen's University.

Methods

Allergists (17) from across Canada enrolled in the AsPIRe program and completed an on-line survey to collect demographic information and baseline perceptions. Allergists then recruited patients and completed paper-based parallel physician and patient questionnaires. Patients received an AIT informational booklet w

SUBMITTER: Ellis AK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7035743 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature