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Depressed mood is associated with loss of productivity in allergic rhinitis
Author(s) -
Campbell A. P.,
Hoehle L. P.,
Phillips K. M.,
Caradonna D. S.,
Gray S. T.,
Sedaghat A. R.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
allergy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.363
H-Index - 173
eISSN - 1398-9995
pISSN - 0105-4538
DOI - 10.1111/all.13387
Subject(s) - medicine , mood , cohort , productivity , patient health questionnaire , quality of life (healthcare) , cohort study , allergy , physical therapy , psychiatry , depressive symptoms , immunology , cognition , nursing , economics , macroeconomics
Allergic rhinitis ( AR ) is associated with significant decreases in quality of life and productivity losses. We hypothesized that symptoms of AR may differentially associate with lost productivity due to AR . We performed a cross‐sectional cohort study of 105 prospectively recruited patients with persistent AR . AR control, severity of depressed mood, and sinonasal symptoms were assessed with the Rhinitis Control Assessment Test ( RCAT ), Patient Health Questionnaire ( PHQ ‐2), and the 22‐item Sinonasal Outcome Test ( SNOT ‐22), respectively. Lost productivity was assessed by asking the number of days of work/school missed due to AR in the last 3 months. Patients missed a mean of 1.5 days ( SD :2.9) of work or school. Lost productivity was associated with PHQ ‐2 (adjusted linear regression coefficient [β] = .68, 95% CI : 0.20‐1.15, P = .007) analysis but not SNOT ‐22 or RCAT scores. Productivity losses due to AR are associated with severity of depressed mood rather than classic nasal or extra‐nasal symptoms of AR .