@article{3000994,
    title = "Work productivity in rhinitis using cell phones: The MASK pilot study",
    author = "Bousquet, J. and Bewick, M. and Arnavielhe, S. and Mathieu-Dupas, E. and Murray, R. and Bedbrook, A. and Caimmi, D.P. and Vandenplas, O. and Hellings, P.W. and Bachert, C. and Anto, J.M. and Bergmann, K.C. and Bindslev-Jensen, C. and Bosnic-Anticevich, S. and Bouchard, J. and Canonica, G.W. and Chavannes, N.H. and Cruz, A.A. and Dahl, R. and Demoly, P. and De Vries, G. and Devillier, P. and Fink-Wagner, A. and Fokkens, W.J. and Fonseca, J. and Guldemond, N.A. and Haahtela, T. and Hellqvist-Dahl, B. and Just, J. and Keil, T. and Klimek, L. and Kowalski, M.L. and Kuna, P. and Kvedariene, V. and Laune, D. and Larenas-Linnemann, D. and Mullol, J. and Pereira, A.M. and Carreiro-Martins, P. and Melén, E. and Morais-Almeida, M. and Nogueira-Silva, L. and O'Hehir, R.E. and Papadopoulos, N.G. and Passalacqua, G. and Portejoie, F. and Price, D. and Ryan, D. and Samolinski, B. and Sheikh, A. and Simons, F.E.R. and Spranger, O. and Todo Bom, A. and Tomazic, P.V. and Triggiani, M. and Valero, A. and Valovirta, E. and Valiulis, A. and van Eerd, M. and Wickman, M. and Young, I. and Zuberbier, T.",
    journal = "Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology",
    year = "2017",
    volume = "72",
    number = "10",
    pages = "1475-1484",
    publisher = "Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd",
    doi = "10.1111/all.13177",
    keywords = "antiallergic agent;  non prescription drug, allergic rhinitis;  Article;  asthma;  Australia;  Brazil;  Canada;  cross-sectional study;  exploratory research;  eye disease;  human;  major clinical study;  Mexico;  mobile application;  mobile phone;  nose disease;  pilot study;  priority journal;  productivity;  respiratory tract disease assessment;  Switzerland;  visual analog scale;  Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Allergic Specific Questionnaire;  health survey;  job performance;  questionnaire;  rhinitis;  severity of illness index;  symptom assessment, Cell Phone;  Efficiency;  Humans;  Pilot Projects;  Public Health Surveillance;  Rhinitis;  Severity of Illness Index;  Surveys and Questionnaires;  Symptom Assessment;  Work Performance",
    abstract = "Allergic rhinitis often impairs social life and performance. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to use cell phone data to assess the impact on work productivity of uncontrolled rhinitis assessed by visual analogue scale (VAS). A mobile phone app (Allergy Diary, Google Play Store and Apple App Store) collects data from daily visual analogue scales (VAS) for overall allergic symptoms (VAS-global measured), nasal (VAS-nasal), ocular (VAS-ocular) and asthma symptoms (VAS-asthma) as well as work (VAS-work). A combined nasal-ocular score is calculated. The Allergy Diary is available in 21 countries. The app includes the Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Allergic Specific Questionnaire (WPAI:AS) in six EU countries. All consecutive users who completed the VAS-work from 1 June to 31 October 2016 were included in the study. A total of 1136 users filled in 5818 days of VAS-work. Symptoms of allergic rhinitis were controlled (VAS-global <20) in approximately 60% of the days. In users with uncontrolled rhinitis, approximately 90% had some work impairment and over 50% had severe work impairment (VAS-work >50). There was a significant correlation between VAS-global calculated and VAS-work (Rho=0.83, P<0.00001, Spearman's rank test). In 144 users, there was a significant correlation between VAS-work and WPAI:AS (Rho=0.53, P<0.0001). This pilot study provides not only proof-of-concept data on the work impairment collected with the app but also data on the app itself, especially the distribution of responses for the VAS. This supports the interpretation that persons with rhinitis report both the presence and the absence of symptoms. © 2017 EAACI and John Wiley and Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd."
}