Pengaruh Asap Rokok Terhadap Kualitas Hidup Total Penderita Rinitis Alergi Persisten

Introduction: The effect of cigarette smoke on Persistent Allergic Rhinitis patients (RAP) prevalence is increasing in Indonesia. Although the number of people who smoke is increasing yet it has not received attention for examination. Objective: To analyze the relationship between cigarette smoking "side-stream" (SS) with the change in total quality of life (TQL) among patients with Persistent Allergic Rhinitis (PAR). Method: This study is a case-control design, in which 63 patients with moderate-severe RAP evidenced by allergy tests are divided into treatment groups (32) and control (31) randomly. RAP 32 patients were exposed to cigarette smoke (SS) from 5 cigarettes for 2 hours in a room. All respondents were asked to fill out questionnaires quality of life of Juniper's RQLQ. Results: KH total between treatment groups was not significantly different with control. KH total exposed to secondhand smoke every day significantly different. Discussion: Cigarette smoke described in patients with RAP does not lead to changes in the quality of life