Effectiveness of Beclomethasone Dipropionate Nasal Aerosol for Perennial Allergic Rhinitis

Change in the Abbreviated Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medication (TSQM-9) score

The TSQM-9 asks patients about their level of satisfaction or dissatisfaction with the medication they are taking in the study. The 3 subscales (effectiveness, convenience, global satisfaction) are rated separately, and there is no overall score. 7 questions have responses ranging from 1=extremely dissatisfied/difficult/inconvenient to 7=extremely satisfied/easy/convenient. 2 questions have responses ranging from 1=not at all confident/certain to 5=extremely confident/certain. Higher scores indicate greater satisfaction with the medication.

Time frame: Baseline and 6 months

Change in the Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Questionnaire plus Classroom Impairment Questions: Allergy-specific (WPAI-CIQ-AS) score

The WPAI-CIQ-AS is a 9-item, patient-reported scale that asks about the amount of time lost from work or academic classes due to allergies, as well as the impact of allergies on performing work in the workplace or in school or attending classes. It also asks about the effect of allergies on other usual daily activities. All questions ask for recall of the last 7 days. Outcomes are expressed as impairment percentages, with higher scores indicating greater impairment and less productivity.

Time frame: Baseline and 6 months

Change in the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) score

The PSQI is a self-rated questionnaire which assesses sleep quality and disturbances over a 1 month interval. 19 items generate 7 "component" scores: subjective sleep quality, sleep latency, sleep duration, habitual sleep efficiency, sleep disturbances, use of sleeping medication, daytime dysfunction. The scores of these components yield a "global score". A global score of 5 or greater indicates a poor sleeper.