J 2024

Evaluation of respiratory allergies burden and management in primary care and comparative analysis of health care data from Romania, Poland, Czech Republic and Bulgaria - preliminary study

LERU, Polliana Mihaela, Vlad Florin ANTON, Zita CHOVANCOVA, Jan BAROŠ, Konrad SOCHA et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Evaluation of respiratory allergies burden and management in primary care and comparative analysis of health care data from Romania, Poland, Czech Republic and Bulgaria - preliminary study

Authors

LERU, Polliana Mihaela, Vlad Florin ANTON, Zita CHOVANCOVA, Jan BAROŠ, Konrad SOCHA, Valentina PETKOVA and Marcin KUROWSKI

Edition

ROMANIAN JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE, WARSAW, SCIENDO, 2024, 1582-3296

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

30225 Allergy

Country of publisher

Poland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

References:

URL

Impact factor

Impact factor: 1.900 in 2022

Organization unit

Faculty of Medicine

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/rjim-2024-0018

UT WoS

001207437900001

Keywords in English

Allergic Rhinitis; Asthma; Air Pollution; Environment and Public Health; Primary Healthcare; Respiratory Hypersensitivity

Tags

14110114

Tags

International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 10/6/2024 14:01, Mgr. Tereza Miškechová

Abstract

V originále

Background: Respiratory allergies mostly allergic rhinitis and asthma represent an important and increasing public health problem and one of the priorities for the European health systems. There is an increasing public concern regarding the persistence and severity of allergic diseases and many difficulties of health systems in providing prompt specialized medical assistance. Our study aims to highlight the main results of the Alliance 4Life project focused on the evaluation of the burden and management of respiratory allergies in primary care from Romania and comparative health-related data from four Central and Eastern European countries. Method: We developed a questionnaire focused on patients with allergic rhinitis and asthma directly addressed to general practitioner (GP) specialists from Romania who attended the annual national conference in Bucharest. Results: The main results showed that patients with respiratory allergies are frequently encountered in primary care practice, only a few patients are evaluated by allergists and there is a clear need for education in this field. Conclusions: This preliminary study confirms that respiratory allergies represent a considerable burden in primary care and the questionnaire may be a useful tool in further studies considering the experience of other healthcare systems. More advanced studies integrating epidemiology with data on air pollution and environmental conditions should be envisaged.

Links

964997, interní kód MU
Name: Alliance for Life Sciences: From Strategies to Actions in Central and Eastern Europe (Acronym: A4L_ACTIONS)
Investor: European Union, Health, demographic change and wellbeing (Societal Challenges)
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