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Table 1 Items ranked within classes by the experts (n = 82) at the second round and by patients (n = 60).

From: Control of allergic rhinitis and asthma test – a formal approach to the development of a measuring tool

 

Experts

Patients

Lower airways symptoms

  

Dyspnoea

2,62

2,22 (1 st )

Wheezing

1,80

1,95 (2nd)

Cough

1,35

1,41 (4th)

Chest tightness

1,21

1,46 (3rd)

Nasal symptoms

  

Nasal obstruction

2,81

1,84 (2nd)

Sneezing

1,80

1,95 (1 st )

Rhinorrhoea

1,67

1,55 (4th)

Nasal pruritus

1,58

1,84 (2nd)

Postnasal drip

1,17

1,32 (5>th)

Ocular symptoms

  

Ocular pruritus

2,02

2,17 (1 st )

Ocular symptoms

1,40

1,2 (3rd)

Ocular discharge

1,27

1,42 (2nd)

Activities

  

Daily activities limitation

2,45

1,80 (2nd)

Activity limitation

1,80

1,47 (3rd)

Work/school absenteeism

1,31

1,13 (4th)

Tiredness

1,30

2,64 (1 st )

Sleep impairment

  

Sleep interruption

1,37

1,41 (1 st )

Sleep quality

1,30

1,26 (2nd)

Treatment

  

Control treatment

1,59

1,67 (1 st )

SOS treatment

1,15

1,11 (2nd)

Exacerbation

  

Non-scheduled consultation

1,41

1,36 (1 st )

Hospitalization

1,26

1,30 (2nd)

  1. The items are shown ranked according to the inverse of their average ranking by the participants, multiplied by the number of items in the class. In bold are the items with highest score and in brackets are indicated the order of the ranking by patients. Differences between experts and patients are seen in the Nasal symptoms class ("Sneezing" and "Nasal obstruction") and the Activities class ("Tiredness").