title: [Study of three-grade preventive health education and lifestyle intervention in the treatment of allergic rhinitis].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Investigate the effect of three-grade preventive health education and lifestyle intervention in the treatment of allergic rhinitis (AR).
  
  
  METHODS
  Two hundred and ten selected cases needed for triple prevention were randomly divided into three groups, each group included 70 cases were undertaken for a three-year randomized controlled study. Group A, treated with Budesonide nasal spray. Group B, combined Budesonide nasal spray with Hydrochloric acid left Kabbah Sting nasal spray. Group C, taking health education management and lifestyle intervention on the basis of group B's therapy. A health lecture or health problems counseling and the dissemination of health education information were undertaken, quarterly. It was mainly for health knowledge awareness, and healthy behaviors formation rate guidance. Lifestyle intervention included a balanced diet, avoiding the allergens of living environment and aerobic exercise (daily 0.5-1.0 h). The score of the signs and symptoms in each group were obtained respectively at the beginning of study, 1 year after intervention and 3 years after intervention, as well as the comparison of patient compliance of follow-up.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The improved score of the signs and symptoms, endoscopy and radiological results were used to evaluate the treatment effect. There was no significant difference among the score of signs and symptoms in three groups. Comparing in group, before intervention,1 year after intervention and 3 years after intervention, the signs and symptoms of patients in three groups had improvement at different degree. The score of four symptoms (rhinobyon, rhinorrhoea, rhinocnesmus, sneezing) and signs were significant lower than before the intervention, there were a significant difference (P < 0.05). There were 8 patients in group A (11.43%), 6 patients in group 13 (8.57%) and 1 patient in group C (1.43%) lost to follow-up at 3 years after the intervention. The patient compliance of group C was significantly higher than groups A and B.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Triple prevention health education for AR can significantly improve the treatment compliance of AR patients for treatment, while ensuring clinical efficacy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, the Affiated Hospital of Hubei Univorsity of Arts and Science, Xiangyang Central Hospital, Xiangyang, 441021, China.
authors.forename: Xiaoling
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Ye
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Xuanxiang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: Nengbing
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Pengju
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019819:Budesonide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008875:Middle Aged; D065631:Rhinitis, Allergic; D012221:Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D019819:Budesonide