| Title |
Assessment of the underreporting of rhinitis in patients with asthma: A MASK-air® real-world study / |
| Authors |
Sousa-Pinto, Bernardo ; Louis, Gilles ; Vieira, Rafael Jose ; Pereira, Ana Margarida ; Gemicioglu, Bilun ; Kupczyk, Maciej ; Kvedarienė, Violeta ; Louis, Renaud ; Pfaar, Oliver ; Fonseca, Joao A ; Zuberbier, Torsten ; Bousquet, Jean |
| DOI |
10.1080/25310429.2024.2419216 |
| Full Text |
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| Is Part of |
Pulmonology.. Abingdon : Taylor and Francis Ltd.. 2025, vol. 31, no. 1, art. no. 2419216, p. [1-8].. ISSN 2531-0437 |
| Keywords [eng] |
asthma ; mHealth ; rhinitis |
| Abstract [eng] |
Rhinitis is a common comorbidity in patients with asthma. However, the frequency of underreported rhinitis in asthma is not known. In this study, we aimed to assess the characteristics of patients with self-reported asthma and no self-reported rhinitis, as well as the extent of the underreporting of rhinitis. We performed a cross-sectional study of all MASK-airⓇ users (2015–2022, 27 countries), comparing reported symptoms and medication use in patients with (i) self-reported asthma without rhinitis (“asthma alone”), (ii) self-reported rhinitis+asthma and (iii) self-reported rhinitis without asthma (“rhinitis alone”). In patients reporting asthma alone and providing MASK-airⓇ data in at least three different months, a cluster analysis was performed to potentially identify groups of patients underreporting rhinitis and/or undertreated for rhinitis. We assessed 35,251 users (529,751 days): 671 (1.9%) reporting asthma alone 25,882 (73.4%) reporting rhinitis alone and 8698 (24.7%) reporting rhinitis+asthma. Overall, 27% of the patients reporting asthma alone were treated with rhinitis medications. Patients reporting asthma alone displayed a lower frequency of days under rhinitis medication and less severe nasal symptoms than those reporting rhinitis+asthma. Among patients reporting asthma alone, three clusters of patients were identified: (A; 22.2%) severe rhinitis symptoms and low frequency of rhinitis medication use, (B, 41.0%) moderate rhinitis symptoms and high frequency of rhinitis medication use (41.0%), and (C, 36.8%) mild or no rhinitis symptoms and almost no rhinitis medication use. This study suggests that, among patients with self-reported asthma, the underreporting or undertreatment of rhinitis may be common. |
| Published |
Abingdon : Taylor and Francis Ltd |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
English |
| Publication date |
2025 |
| CC license |
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