Response to Treatment
Visual analogue scales (VAS) (visual aids 100 mm long with descriptors of severity on opposite ends) or AR control tests are increasingly used to evaluate control and treatment response, to detect adverse effects and to gauge the need for treatment adjustment in a reproducible manner. 72 Tests of control should be validated and quick and easy to perform in routine clinical practice. 73 Validated
Visual analogue scales (VAS) (visual aids 100 mm long with descriptors of severity on opposite ends) or AR control tests are increasingly used to evaluate control and treatment response, to detect adverse effects and to gauge the need for treatment adjustment in a reproducible manner.72 Tests of control should be validated and quick and easy to perform in routine clinical practice.73 Validated control tests include the ‘Control of Allergic Rhinitis and Asthma Test’ (CARAT), ‘Rhinitis Control Assessment Test’ (RCAT), ‘Allergic Rhinitis Control Test’ (ARCT) and ‘Sinonasal Outcome Test’ (SNOT) for CRS.8,28 The RQLQ questionnaire has been translated into Afrikaans, isiXhosa and isiZulu.74 The clinician should use the same control test consistently and regularly to monitor the AR.
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Richards GA, McDonald M, Gray CL, et al. Allergic rhinitis: Review of the diagnosis and management: South African Allergic Rhinitis Working Group. S Afr Fam Pract. 2023;65(1), a5806. https://doi.org/10.4102/safp.v65i1.5806