Table 3.
Items included in the questionnaire and results
| Mean | Median | Interquartile range | Above the median | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | There is abundant evidence confirming the notion of one airway, one disease, which is the conceptual basis of the management of patients diagnosed with rhinoconjunctivitis and/or asthma | 8.13 | 8 | 1 | 10 | Agreement |
| 2 | The definition of allergic respiratory disease (ARD) as a single entity that includes rhinoconjunctivitis and asthma would facilitate its management | 7.38 | 8 | 2.5 | 25 | Agreement |
| 3 | ARD is an altered state of health caused by the generation of IgE antibodies to airborne allergens leading to various clinical manifestations in the upper and/or lower airway | 7.85 | 8 | 2 | 10 | Agreement |
| 4 | The ARD endotype is characterized by the presence of allergic airway inflammation that constitutes the etiological basis of the disease and its exacerbations | 7.98 | 8.5 | 1.5 | 12.5 | Agreement |
| 5 | The clinical manifestations of ARD include nasal (or naso-ocular) symptoms and/or bronchial symptoms | 8.55 | 9 | 1 | 0 | Agreement |
| 6 | The clinical manifestations of ARD may be present perennially or seasonally | 8.08 | 9 | 1 | 15 | Agreement |
| 7 | The clinical manifestations of ARD may be present intermittently or persistently | 8.3 | 9 | 1 | 7.5 | Agreement |
| 8 | The clinical manifestations of ARD may be variable at different times in the patient’s life | 8.55 | 9 | 1 | 0 | Agreement |
| 9 | A comprehensive approach to rhinoconjunctivitis and allergic asthma includes the assessment of both entities, irrespective of whether they are present at a given time in a patient | 8.15 | 9 | 1 | 7.5 | Agreement |
| 10 | The prevalence of ARD depends on the age of the patient | 7.93 | 8 | 2 | 7.5 | Agreement |
| 11 | The prevalence of ARD depends on the clinical manifestations analyzed (rhinoconjunctivitis, asthma, or both) | 7.6 | 8 | 2 | 12.5 | Agreement |
| 12 | The prevalence of ARD has geographic variability. | 7.43 | 8 | 2 | 20 | Agreement |
| 13 | Allergic rhinitis usually precedes the development of asthma in adults | 7.7 | 8 | 1 | 7.5 | Agreement |
| 14 | The probability of developing symptoms affecting the lower airway is increased by up to 3-5 times in patients with ARD expressed as persistent allergic rhinitis | 7.83 | 8 | 1.5 | 5 | Agreement |
| 15 | Rhinoconjunctivitis and asthma may appear consecutively or simultaneously in ARD patients | 8.3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | Agreement |
| 16 | An early assessment of ARD should be in made children with food allergy and/or atopic dermatitis | 8 | 8 | 1 | 7.5 | Agreement |
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