| dc.description.abstract | Allergic Rhinitis Disease (RA) is a global health problem that can occur in all
countries, class, and age with peak levels in the productive age. Based on the study on asthma
and allergic in childhood (ISAAC study) in Semarang in 2001 to 2003 in the junior students
aged 13-14 years and 18.6% obtained in polyclinic -KL ENT dr. Sutomo Surabaya in 2006
found 654 cases (3.45%) of the 25 254 patients were treated. Still difficult diagnosis of
allergic rhinitis can lead to delays in appropriate treatment that can affect the quality of life of
patients with allergic rhinitis.
Objective: This study aimed to determine differences in the quality of life for sufferers of
persistent and intermittent allergic rhinitis were treated in hospitals Harjono Ponorogo.
Methods: This research method is the analytical observational study, a cross sectional study
with a sample taken from the overall population of patients with allergic rhinitis who met the
inclusion criteria. Data obtained from the questionnaires were filled directly by the allergic
rhinitis patients in hospitals Harjono Ponorogo period December 2011 - February 2012.
Results and Discussion: Of the 61 patients allergic rhinitis results obtained are 45 patients
suffering from persistent allergic rhinitis (RAP) and 16 patients suffering from intermittent
allergic rhinitis (RAI). In both types of allergic rhinitis obtain a better quality of life in
intermittent allergic rhinitis. It can be seen from the results of questionnaires relating to the
quality of life of patients with RA as related to sleep quality, quality associated with nasal
symptoms, quality related with other allergy symptoms, quality issues related to the practical,
quality-related activities, and quality with emotion.
Conclusions: The quality of life patients related to aspects of the activity and emotional
disorders result largely including quality of life is good, although the percentage in allergic
rhinitis intermittent little more than persistent allergic rhinitis. Aspects of quality of life of
patient’s allergic rhinitis such as sleep quality, nasal symptoms, other symptoms of allergies
and practical problems were more common in patients with allergic rhinitis than in patient’s
intermittent persistent allergic rhinitis. | en_US |
