Academic Functioning and Quality of Life of Children and Adolescents with Allergic Rhinitis--Part II

Autor/in	McCabe, Paul C.
Titel	Academic Functioning and Quality of Life of Children and Adolescents with Allergic Rhinitis--Part II
Quelle	In: Communique, 37 (2008) 2, S.46-47 (2 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0164-775X
Schlagwörter	Quality of Life; Therapy; School Psychology; Allergy; Epidemiology; Disease Control; Health Education; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Pharmacology + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lebensqualität; Therapie; Schulpsychologie; Allergie; Epidemiologie; Gesundheitsaufklärung; Gesundheitsbildung; Gesundheitserziehung; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Arzneikunde
Abstract	This article is the second of a two-part series on allergic rhinitis (AR). Treatments for AR are now widely available in both prescription and over-the-counter form. The medication therapies include antihistamines, decongestants, leukotriene receptor antagonists, cromolyn sodium, and immunotherapy. Corticosteroids are also used via nasal inhalants. Treatment for seasonal AR is recommended to begin several weeks before the onset of allergy season and continue for several weeks after it ends, while perennial AR should be treated year-round. Although many treatments for AR are effective in abating primary symptoms, they may induce significant side effects (particularly sedation) that impact attention, arousal, and learning. This article reviews the efficacy and concomitant side effects of two of the more common treatments for AR--antihistamine therapy and corticosteroid therapy--and concludes with implications for school psychologists, who are often at the nexus of students' learning, behavior, and health issues while coping with AR. (Contains 1 table.) [For Part I, see EJ899117.] (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10