Factors Associated with the Use of Different Treatment Modalities among Patients with Upper Airway Diseases in Taiwan : A Cross-Sectional Survey Study
Joint Authors
Jiang, Rong-San
Yen, Ting-Ting
Koo, Malcolm
Yeh, Yueh-Chiao
Liang, Kai-Li
Tsao, Hsin
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-09-08
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Rhinitis is a common upper airway disease and can have great impact on patients' quality of life.
Factors associated with the use of common treatment modalities among 279 Taiwanese rhinitis patients from the outpatient department of otolaryngology in a medical center were investigated using a cross-sectional survey study.
Results from multiple logistic regression analysis, adjusted for etiologies of rhinitis, revealed that males were associated with surgical intervention (OR = 2.11, P=0.009).
Lower educational level was associated with oral (OR = 2.31, P=0.024) and topical medications (OR = 2.50, P=0.005).
Poor or fair general health status was associated with topical medications (OR = 4.47, P=0.001), whereas very good or excellent general health status was inversely associated with surgical intervention (OR = 0.32, P=0.002).
Smoking was associated with the use of nasal irrigation (OR = 2.72, P=0.003).
Worse disease-specific quality of life was associated with oral medications (OR = 2.46, P=0.010) and traditional Chinese medicine (OR = 5.43, P<0.001).
In conclusion, the use of different treatment modalities for rhinitis was associated with different combinations of independent factors.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Koo, Malcolm& Liang, Kai-Li& Tsao, Hsin& Yen, Ting-Ting& Jiang, Rong-San& Yeh, Yueh-Chiao. 2013. Factors Associated with the Use of Different Treatment Modalities among Patients with Upper Airway Diseases in Taiwan : A Cross-Sectional Survey Study. Journal of Allergy،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-9.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Koo, Malcolm…[et al.]. Factors Associated with the Use of Different Treatment Modalities among Patients with Upper Airway Diseases in Taiwan : A Cross-Sectional Survey Study. Journal of Allergy No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-9.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Koo, Malcolm& Liang, Kai-Li& Tsao, Hsin& Yen, Ting-Ting& Jiang, Rong-San& Yeh, Yueh-Chiao. Factors Associated with the Use of Different Treatment Modalities among Patients with Upper Airway Diseases in Taiwan : A Cross-Sectional Survey Study. Journal of Allergy. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-9.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-493291