TABLE 1.
Management of Allergen Immunotherapy practice during the COVID‐19 pandemic (Questions 9–11)
| Responses (n = 345) | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Question 9. Are there any national consensus or position papers for the management of AIT during the COVID‐19 pandemic available in your country? | ||
| Yes | 250 | 72.5 |
| No | 30 | 8.7 |
| I Don't know | 65 | 18.8 |
| Question 10. Do you follow any national or international (e.g., EAACI, WHO, AAAAI) position paper/Consensus reports for the management of AIT during the COVID‐19 pandemic? | ||
| I don't know. | 47 | 13.7 |
| No, we're following a different strategy. | 32 | 9.3 |
| Yes, but we followed a similar strategy prior to knowing about the position papers. | 235 | 68.3 |
| Yes | 30 | 8.7 |
| Question 11. Which measures did you perform during the COVID‐19 lockdown or during pandemic‐related hardest restrictions for the management of your allergic patients? | ||
| Stop both first and follow‐up consultations | 6 | 1.7 |
| Replace face‐to‐face visits by phone calls for all patients | 7 | 2 |
| Replace face‐to‐face visits by phone calls for follow‐up, but to maintain face‐to‐face visits for new patients | 9 | 2.6 |
| Maintain face‐to‐face visits for all patients | 255 | 73.9 |
| Other | 68 | 19.7 |
Abbreviations: AIT, allergen immunotherapy; AAAAI, American Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology; EAACI, European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology; WHO, World Health Organisation.