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Dove
Journal of Asthma and Allergy
2023
16/8/2024
Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a common disease, characterized by typical symptoms and type 2 inflammation.
Standard treatment is usually effective and safe, and most medications are available as over-the-counter (OTC).
Therefore, AR patients, mostly at the AR onset or if symptoms are mild, prefer to manage symptoms themselves.
However, self-management could be associated with problems, including inadequate control or medication abuse.
Therefore, this paper aimed at presenting and discussing this issue.
Ideally, self-management should be conducted under medical supervision.
In this regard, telemedicine could represent a valuable tool for implementing self-management.
Visual analog scale (VAS) is a perfect parameter to measure symptom severity, medications use, and AR control.
In addition, VAS is easily monitored over time.
Presently, a mobile application allows to AR patients of self-managing themselves.
Therefore, mobile healthcare may supply fundamental support in communication and decision-making.
In this regard, VAS represents the best tool to monitor symptoms’ severity and control over time.
Finally, pharmacological and non-pharmacological remedies are numerous and effective but should be used wisely.
Ciprandi, Giorgio, 2023, Self-Management in Allergic Rhinitis: Strategies, Outcomes and Integration into Clinical Care, Dove