Impact of allergic reactions and urticaria on mental health and quality of life

CONCLUSION: Our results provide evidence for a possible correlation of allergies (e.g. against insect venom, food/food additives, and drugs) and/or urticaria with a reduced QoL and a higher depression rate. Patients particularly indicated restrictions for the dimensions, pain/discomfort as well as anxiety/depression. It might be beneficial to implement a standardized questionnaire as a regular screening method for evaluating the mental health status of patients with allergies and/or urticaria.PMID:35257555 | DOI:10.15586/aei.v50i2.525

Source: Allergologia et Immunopathologia - March 8, 2022 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Pia-Charlotte Stadler Enklajd Marsela Till K ämmerer Leonie H Frommherz Benjamin Clanner-Engelshofen Lars E French Eva Oppel Markus Reinholz Source Type: research