Table 3.

Patients’ needs (PNQ before treatment initiation)

	m ± SD	Percentage of afflicted patients	Percentage of quite/very important responses*
To be healed for all symptoms	3.5 ± 0.7	99.7%	98.7%
To no longer have a runny or blocked nose	3.4 ± 0.8	99.4%	97.8%
To be able to breathe through my nose more freely	3.3 ± 0.8	98.8%	97.1%
To not have sneezing impulses	3.1 ± 0.9	97.3%	93.3%
To not experience eye, nose or palate stinging anymore	3.1 ± 1.0	96.0%	92.3%
To be able to stay outdoors without symptoms	3.0 ± 0.9	96.8%	94.1%
To be able to engage in normal leisure activities	3.0 ± 1.0	94.9%	92.3%
To experience more enjoyment of life	2.9 ± 1.0	92.0%	89.8%
To have a treatment which is easy to use	2.9 ± 1.1	97.1%	89.2%
To have confidence in the therapy	2.9 ± 1.1	94.5%	89.1%
To not have burning or watery eyes anymore	2.9 ± 1.1	91.5%	87.8%
To be able to sleep better	2.8 ± 1.1	89.8%	84.6%
To be able to concentrate better at work	2.6 ± 1.1	80.1%	81.7%
To feel less fatigued or groggy	2.6 ± 1.2	89.6%	80.1%
To be more productive in everyday life	2.4 ± 1.2	82.2%	77.2%
To have fewer side effects	2.4 ± 1.2	79.5%	74.5%
To feel less burdened in your relationship	2.4 ± 1.2	82.8%	74.1%
To feel more comfortable in public	2.3 ± 1.2	83.9%	73.1%
To have no fear that the disease will become worse	2.3 ± 1.3	79.4%	72.8%
To be able to have a normal sex life	2.2 ± 1.3	66.0%	67.8%
To feel less depressed	2.2 ± 1.3	63.3%	66.9%
To feel less irritated	2.1 ± 1.2	76.8%	67.0%
To be less dependent on Doctor and clinic visits	2.1 ± 1.3	81.4%	65.0%
To spend less time on daily treatment	2.0 ± 1.3	79.8%	60.9%
To have fewer out-of-pocket treatment expenses	1.9 ± 1.4	74.2%	56.3%

Analysis of the Patient Needs Questionnaires (PNQ) filled in before treatment. Patients’ needs are ordered by decreasing importance. Needs are scaled from 0 ‘not important at all’ to 4 ‘very important’; *percentage calculated in afflicted patients.