Table 1 Strengths and weaknesses of the two-level ARIA severity classification ("mild" vs. "moderate/severe") for AR
Strengths | Weaknesses |
|---|---|
• Easy to apply | • Some duplication between questions |
• Patient-centred | • "Mild" patients unlikely to seek treatment |
• Emphasizes the existence of severe allergic rhinitis | • "Moderate-severe" patients form a heterogeneous group |
• Correlated with disease-specific quality of life, sleep quality, work productivity and visual analogue scale scores | • Poor uptake by physicians (both primary care physicians and specialists) |
• Not extensively applied by physicians - even those who are aware of the classification | |
• Does not take account of past and present treatments |