title: [Questionnaire for determining relationship between nasal and asthma symptoms].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The interaction between allergic rhinitis and bronchial asthma is well known. However, there is little epidemiological data on the relationship between nasal diseases and asthma, especially in Japan.
  
  
  METHODS
  We administered a questionnaire to 126 patients to examine the frequency of associations between nasal and asthma symptoms in patients with both nasal disease and asthma. We also investigated in which type of patients the asthma symptoms were affected by changes in nasal symptoms.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Thirty-eight patients (30%) were aware that their asthma was worsened by exacerbated nasal disease, and nasal treatment improved asthma in 28 patients (22%). The influence of changes in nasal symptoms on asthma symptoms was stronger in patients lacking good asthma control. The relationship between nasal and asthma symptoms tended to be stronger in patients with sinusitis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  About 30% of patients with nasal disease and asthma reported an association between their nasal and asthma symptoms. Nasal treatment is considered to be important for asthma control, especially in patients with asthma symptoms. These results suggested the important role of comprehensive allergy care in controlling both nasal disease and asthma.
authors.affiliation: Allergy Center, Saitama Medical University.
authors.forename: Hiroto
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakada
authors.forename: Kazuyuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakagome
authors.forename: Yotaro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takaku
authors.forename: Fuyumi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Nishihara
authors.forename: Takefumi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.forename: Tomoyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Soma
authors.forename: Kouichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hagiwara
authors.forename: Minoru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kanazawa
authors.forename: Yasuhiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kase
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nagata
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001249:Asthma / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D003191:Comprehensive Health Care; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D006255:Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000150:complications; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult