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The Disease Burden of Patients with Allergic Rhinitis from a Hospital Surveillance in Beijing

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  • Fengying Zhang

    (China National Environmental Monitoring Center, Beijing 100012, China
    Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
    Department of International Health, Faculty of health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands)

  • Chengjing Nie

    (School of Public Administration and Policy, Hebei University of Economics and Business, Shijiazhuang 050061, China)

  • Li Wang

    (Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
    Department of International Health, Faculty of health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands)

  • Mark Rosenberg

    (Department of Geography, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada)

  • Jin Xu

    (Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Hospital, Ministry of Public Health, Beijing 100730, China)

  • Thomas Krafft

    (Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
    Department of International Health, Faculty of health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands)

  • Wuyi Wang

    (Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China)

Abstract

Background: The aims of this study are to estimate the disease burden of allergic rhinitis (AR) patients and examine various underlying issues related to the symptoms and services of adult AR patients. Methods: Beijing hospital was picked as the surveillance area, and self-report questionnaires from the AR patients and data from medical examinations by specialists of otolaryngology were collected. The burden of patients with AR was evaluated by the combined results from patient-questionnaires and specialist examination reports. Results: AR imposed a substantial burden on patients regarding everyday life limitations and work performance; AR affected patients’ noses, ears, throats, and eyes in various ways. The basic daily average medicine cost was 10 RMB for each patient, and the cost for an outpatient in the hospital was 10 RMB for a basic nasal examination and more than 200 RMB if the patient needed further physical examinations. Conclusions: AR imposed burdens on everyday activities and work performance; the patients needed to wait a long time before being diagnosed, and the costs of diagnosis and treatment imposed economic burden on patients.

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  • Fengying Zhang & Chengjing Nie & Li Wang & Mark Rosenberg & Jin Xu & Thomas Krafft & Wuyi Wang, 2017. "The Disease Burden of Patients with Allergic Rhinitis from a Hospital Surveillance in Beijing," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 9(3), pages 1-11, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:9:y:2017:i:3:p:427-:d:92980
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