{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,20]],"date-time":"2026-08-20T15:46:20Z","timestamp":1787240780628,"version":"build-2736575974"},"reference-count":0,"publisher":"S. Karger AG","issue":"11","license":[{"start":{"date-parts":[[2022,1,1]],"date-time":"2022-01-01T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1640995200000},"content-version":"vor","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/www.karger.com\/Services\/SiteLicenses"},{"start":{"date-parts":[[2022,1,1]],"date-time":"2022-01-01T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1640995200000},"content-version":"tdm","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/www.karger.com\/Services\/SiteLicenses"}],"content-domain":{"domain":[],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["Int Arch Allergy Immunol"],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2022]]},"abstract":"<b><i>Introduction:<\/i><\/b> Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a disease characterized by IgE-mediated hypersensitivity responses akin to allergic asthma. Although common in children and young adults, AR can be particularly vexing in the elderly: several studies have underlined its impact on the patient\u2019s self-perceived health-related quality of life (HR-QoL). Available literature data on AR-affected elderly patients remain sparse and often focused on specific characteristics. mHealth solutions such as MASK-air\u00ae can be used in assessing salient clinical characteristics and unique shifts in self-perceived HR-QoL in old age people. With this pilot study, we aim to assess these variables in two cohorts of AR-affected elderly patients \u2013 one actively involved in the daily use of mHealth applications and the other having never used such a solution \u2013 by applying a widespread, validated, and standardized tool. <b><i>Methods:<\/i><\/b> AR-affected patients aged \u226565 years accessing the outpatient clinic of the Bari Geriatric Immuno-allergology Unit between March and July 2021 were enrolled and assigned to \u201cmHealth\u201d (MASK-air\u00ae) and \u201cnon-mHealth\u201d cohorts accordingly. Each participant was given a 19-item questionnaire delivered via a custom software solution, with the EuroQoL EQ-5D-5L used to assess HR-QoL. <b><i>Results:<\/i><\/b> 93 patients (51 mHealth users, 43 non-mHealth users) were enrolled. AR was often either standalone or associated with asthma and conjunctivitis, and 57.4% of the participants reported a negative influence of AR on daily activities. Analysis of HR-QoL showed significantly worse scores in mobility and anxiety\/depression dimensions for female patients regardless of app usage, while male non-mHealth users had worse self-care scores. Female mHealth users had worse scores for the self-care and activity dimensions, whereas female non-mHealth users showed worse scores on the pain scale. In general, mHealth users showed a greater degree of anxiety\/depression when compared to non-mHealth users, relating to a greater awareness of their health status. <b><i>Conclusion:<\/i><\/b> The use of an mHealth solution, along with a concise, clinically-validated, comprehensive HR-QoL assessment toolset such as the EQ-5D, can prove beneficial in defining the unique characteristics of AR in the elderly. It can enable a detailed exploration of the impact on specific aspects of quality of life in old age. Raising patient awareness towards a health condition can improve compliance to treatment as well as follow-up. A lack of uniformity in approach, along with missing data pertaining to the general population are critical issues that require further studies. 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