Klimek, L., Bergmann, K-C, Biedermann, T., Bousquet, J., Hellings, P., Jung, K., Merk, H., Olze, H., Schlenter, W., Stock, P., Ring, J., Wagenmann, M., Wehrmann, W., Moesges, R. and Pfaar, O. (2018). Visual analogue scales (VAS): measuring instruments for the documentation of symptoms and therapy monitoring in cases of allergic rhinitis in everyday health care. Allergologie, 41 (8). S. 364 - 375. DEISENHOFEN-MUENCHEN: DUSTRI-VERLAG DR KARL FEISTLE. ISSN 0344-5062

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Abstract

Backround: Visual analogue scalcs (VAS) are psychometric measuring instruments designed to document the characteristics of disease-related symptom severity in individual patients and use this to achieve a rapid (statistically measurable and reproducible) classification of symptom severity and disease control. VAS can also be used in routine patient histoiy taking and to monitor the course of a chronic disease such as allergic rhinitis (AR). More specifically the VAS has been used to assess effectiveness of AR therapy in real life, both in intermittent and persistent disease. Methods: This position paper takes a detailed look at the historical development of VAS and its methodspecific principles. Particular focus is put on aspects of practical application in daily routine and on a critical discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of the individual methods. Results: VAS are well validated for the measurement of AR symptoms and correlate well with the ARIA (allergic rhinitis and its impact on asthma) severity classification and also correlated wellwith rTNSS and RQLQ. Moreover, sev eral treatment studies on AR have used VAS as an evaluation parameter. Thanks to the use of new (real-life and real-time) communication technologies, such as smartphone apps. VAS can be used relatively simply and highly effectively to assess disease control. Discussion: The VAS lends itself very well to digitization and has now been incorporated into a smartphone app (called Allergy Diary) to assess AR control and direct treatment decisions as part of an AR clinical decision support sy stem (CDSS). MASK Rhinitis has developed this app, which is currently available in 15 different languages.

Item Type: Journal Article
Creators:
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Klimek, L.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Bergmann, K-CUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Biedermann, T.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Bousquet, J.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Hellings, P.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Jung, K.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Merk, H.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Olze, H.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Schlenter, W.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Stock, P.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Ring, J.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Wagenmann, M.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Wehrmann, W.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Moesges, R.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Pfaar, O.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
URN: urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-178958
DOI: 10.5414/ALX02047
Journal or Publication Title: Allergologie
Volume: 41
Number: 8
Page Range: S. 364 - 375
Date: 2018
Publisher: DUSTRI-VERLAG DR KARL FEISTLE
Place of Publication: DEISENHOFEN-MUENCHEN
ISSN: 0344-5062
Language: English
Faculty: Unspecified
Divisions: Unspecified
Subjects: no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:
KeywordsLanguage
QUALITY-OF-LIFE; IMMUNOTHERAPY TRIALS; ADULT PATIENTS; RATING-SCALES; IMPACT; EFFICACY; RELIABILITY; LIKERT; ASTHMA; MOODMultiple languages
AllergyMultiple languages
Refereed: Yes
URI: http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/17895

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