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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Knowledge and Attitude Among Patients and Physicians on Allergic Rhinitis (KAPPA): An International Survey

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Pages 1645-1664 | Received 21 Jul 2022, Accepted 25 Oct 2022, Published online: 14 Nov 2022

Figures & data

Figure 1 Study design.

Abbreviations: AP, Area probability; F2F, face-to-face; RDD, random digit dialing; SA, Saudi Arabia; UAE, United Arab Emirates; UK, United Kingdom; WP, web panel.
Figure 1 Study design.

Table 1 Summary of Patient Interviews and Patient Characteristics, Overall and by Country

Table 2 Physician Characteristics, Overall and by Country

Figure 2 Summary of patient’s perceptions of AR severity and approaches to AR symptom control, overall and by country. (A) Patient’s perceived health; (B) AR symptom occurrence in past 12 months; (C) AR symptom frequency in past 12 months; (D) AR severity; (E) How well AR is being managed; (F) Events occurring in past 7 days.

Notes: All values shown are percentages/means for evaluable participant responses (not all patients surveyed responded to every question); p values are from Chi-squared tests. aN=1938 (some patients responded to multiple options).
Abbreviations: AR, allergic rhinitis; OTC, over the counter; SA, Saudi Arabia; UAE, United Arab Emirates; UK, United Kingdom.
Figure 2 Summary of patient’s perceptions of AR severity and approaches to AR symptom control, overall and by country. (A) Patient’s perceived health; (B) AR symptom occurrence in past 12 months; (C) AR symptom frequency in past 12 months; (D) AR severity; (E) How well AR is being managed; (F) Events occurring in past 7 days.

Figure 3 Patient’s rating of their own ability to carry out desired tasks and physician’s rating of patient’s ability to carry out desired tasks (by AR severity) when AR symptoms are at their worst, overall and by country.

Notes: Rating of ability to carry out a desired task is from 0 (completely unable) to 10 (completely able).
Abbreviations: AR, Allergic rhinitis; SA, Saudi Arabia; UAE, United Arab Emirates; UK, United Kingdom.
Figure 3 Patient’s rating of their own ability to carry out desired tasks and physician’s rating of patient’s ability to carry out desired tasks (by AR severity) when AR symptoms are at their worst, overall and by country.

Figure 4 Patient comorbidities, overall and by country.

Notes: N=2777 (some patients had >1 comorbidity). All values shown are percentages for evaluable participant responses (not all patients surveyed responded to every question). p values are from Chi-squared tests.
Abbreviations: SA, Saudi Arabia; UAE, United Arab Emirates; UK, United Kingdom.
Figure 4 Patient comorbidities, overall and by country.

Table 3 Attributes and Challenges Relevant to Patient INCS Adherence, Overall and by Country

Table 4 Physician Treatment Decision Factors and Attitudes Towards INCSs, Overall and by Country