Prepared by:
New England Medical Center Evidence-based Practice Center
Aidan Long, M.D., Primary Technical Expert
Caroline McFadden, M.D., Assistant Project Director
Deirdre DeVine, M. Litt., Project Manager
Priscilla Chew, M.P.H., Research Associate
Bruce Kupelnick, B.A., Research Associate
Joseph Lau, M.D., EPC Project Director
Investigators
File Name Description Software Version File Size __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 01front.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 2002 32KB 4 pages Contents: Title Page, Preface __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 02abstr.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 2002 29KB 2 pages Contents: Structured Abstract __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 03conts.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 2002 100KB 3 pages Contents: Table of Contents __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 04summ.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 2002 77KB 8 pages Contents: Summary: Introduction, Methods, Results, Future Research __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 05chap1.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 2002 66KB 12 pages Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction: Goal of the Report; Scope of the Problem; Defining Allergic Rhinitis; Diagnosing Patients with Allergic Rhinitis; Issues in Management of Allergic Rhinitis __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 06chap2.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 2002 99KB 7 pages Contents: Chapter 2. Methods: Key Questions Addressed in the Evidence Report; Literature Search; Study Selection; Data Abstraction; Reporting the Results __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 07chap3.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 2002 235KB 22 pages Contents: Chapter 3. Results: General Observations; Results for Specific Questions; Question 1. How does one diagnose allergic and nonallergic rhinitis (especially vasomotor)? Question 2. Is differentiating allergic from nonallergic rhinitis important? Question 3. How does one treat nonallergic and allergic rhinitis? Question 4. How does treatment of allergic rhinitis impact on the development of asthma? __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 08chap4.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 2002 46KB 6 pages Contents: Chapter 4. Conclusions: Overview; General Observations on the Studies Analyzed; Conclusions about Specific Questions __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 09chap5.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 2002 31KB 3 pages Contents: Chapter 5. Future Research: Better Assessment of Allergic Rhinitis is Required; Additional Studies are Needed to Address Specific Questions; The Need for Higher Quality Studies and for Multiple but Standardized Research Variables __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 10refs.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 2002 57KB 9 pages Contents: References __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 11etbl1.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 2002 151KB 13 pages Contents: Evidence Table 1. Randomized controlled studies evaluating treatment of nonallergic rhinitis __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 12etbl2.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 2002 319KB 36 pages Contents: Evidence Table 2. Randomized controlled studies evaluating treatment of seasonal and perennial allergic rhinitis: Nonsedating antihistamines versus nasal corticosteroids __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 13etbl3.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 2002 178KB 20 pages Contents: Evidence Table 3. Randomized controlled studies evaluating treatment of seasonal and perennial allergic rhinitis: Sedating versus nonsedating antihistamines __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 14etbl4.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 2002 368KB 36 pages Contents: Evidence Table 4. Randomized controlled studies evaluating treatment of seasonal and perennial allergic rhinitis: Cromoglycate or cromolyn versus placebo __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 15etbl5.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 2002 128KB 13 pages Contents: Evidence Table 5. Randomized controlled studies evaluating treatment of seasonal and perennial allergic rhinitis: Sympathomimetic treatments __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 16etbl6.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 2002 33KB 1 page Contents: Evidence Table 6. Studies evaluating risk of asthma with allergic rhinitis __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 17biblio.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 2002 20KB 1 page Contents: Bibliography __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 18app.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 2002 26KB 2 pages Contents: Appendix: Evidence Report Staff, Technical Expert Advisory Group, and Peer Reviewers __________________________________________________________________________________________________
AHRQ Publication No. 02-E024
Current as of May 2002
Internet Citation:
Management of Allergic and Nonallergic Rhinitis. File Inventory, Evidence Report/Technology Assessment Number 54. AHRQ Publication No. 02-E024, May 2002. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/rhininv.htm
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