title: Assessment of Patient Attitudes About Mometasone Furoate Nasal Spray: The Ease-of-Use Patient Survey.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  : Intranasal corticosteroids (INS) are recommended as first-line therapy for allergic rhinitis. To date, no studies have evaluated the impact of an INS delivery system on patient satisfaction. Unless patients use a medication appropriately and consistently, they will not fully benefit from its therapeutic effects.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  : To determine whether the characteristics of the mometasone furoate nasal spray (MFNS) delivery device are an impediment to its use. METHODS/DATABASE:: A random sample of preidentified MFNS users was recruited through e-mail (N = 1544). In online interviews, participants were asked about MFNS ease of use and attributes.
  
  
  RESULTS
  : Ninety-eight percent of respondents reported that MFNS is easy to use, and 96% said that the applicator is easy to administer. Nearly all elderly users and users with arthritis said that the applicator fits comfortably in the nostril (96% and 97%, respectively) and is appropriately sized (97% and 96%, respectively); 96% of pediatric users agreed that the applicator fits comfortably. All users said the applicator's ease of use and comfortable fit were its most important attributes.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  : The perceived ease of use of MFNS may help providers appropriately treat patients with allergic rhinitis and may improve patient adherence to INS use.
authors.affiliation: From the *University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA; §Allergy and Asthma Center of El Paso, El Paso, TX; and ∥Phadia US Inc, Portage, MI.
authors.forename: Leonard M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Fromer
authors.forename: Gabriel R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Ortiz
authors.forename: April M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Dowdee