Allergy symptoms affecting Poles
2017-05-07
1800 pln
Most Poles struggle with allergic complaints such as a runny nose and cough, as well as itching and eye irritation.
The survey was carried out between 28.04.2017 and 07.05.2016 on a representative sample of 1,000 adult Poles. More than 50% of Poles suffering from symptoms typical of allergies take OTC preparations for this reason. They use RX medicines with much less frequency - only 28.2% of allergy sufferers made such a declaration. An even less popular practice (13.9% of indications) is taking a shower with the intention of ridding the body of pollen. Almost one in five people struggling with allergic symptoms do not undertake any activity to reduce the severity of their symptoms.
Opinion poll
In the opinion poll, we also asked about the question of diagnosis of symptoms typical of allergies. As many as 43.3% of those surveyed declared that they had not yet received a diagnosis. A professional medical diagnosis was made for 31% of the respondents - usually by an allergologist (80.5% of all diagnoses). Occasionally (13.4% of cases), the diagnosis was made by a family doctor, a pulmonology specialist (4.9%) and a pharmacist (1.2%). Exactly one in four respondents, on the other hand, chose to make a self-diagnosis.
Medical apps for allergy sufferers
For several years, allergy sufferers have been able to purchase special medical apps that allow them to monitor dust levels or keep a diary to observe their symptoms, among other things. However, as our survey showed, such solutions are still very unpopular in our country. Only 2.6% of allergy symptom sufferers have used them so far. For respondents not using such software, only 12.7% declared awareness of their existence. We also asked the users of mobile allergy apps to rate the importance of the functions they provide. By far the most important (72.2% of responses) was the module that provides real-time data on pollen counts at the allergy sufferer's location. Online recording of the severity of allergic symptoms was seen as important by 44.4% of respondents. On the other hand, one in three respondents indicated that it was important for them to be able to monitor the pollen situation not only at their current location, but also at other locations.
1. OBJECTIVES AND SCOPE OF THE STUDY 3
2. RESEARCH METHODS 3
3. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE RESEARCH SAMPLE 4
4. RESEARCH RESULTS 5
4.1 Perception of complaints and ways of coping 5
4.2 Diagnosis of people with allergic complaints 7
4.3 Popularity of allergy mobile apps 9
6 CONCLUSIONS 13
7. INDEX OF TABLES AND FIGURES 13
INDEX OF TABLES AND FIGURES
Figure 1 Characteristics of respondents by gender (N=1000) 4
Figure 2: Characteristics of respondents by age (N=1000) 4
Figure 3 Characteristics of respondents by education (N=1000) 5
Figure 4: Perception of complaints that may indicate an inhalant allergy (by gender, N=1000) 5
Figure 5 Perception of complaints suggestive of inhalant allergy (by age, N=1,000) 6
Figure 6 Means of dealing with complaints that may indicate inhalant allergy (N=532) 6
Figure 7 Allergy diagnosis (by gender, N=532) 7
Figure 8 Allergy diagnosis (by age, N=532) 8
Figure 9 Who made the diagnosis? (by gender, N=164) 8
Figure 10 Who made the diagnosis? (by age, N=164) 9
Figure 11 Use of allergy mobile apps (N=532) 10
Figure 12 Functionality of allergy mobile apps (N=14) 10
Figure 13 Familiarity with allergy mobile apps (N=518) 10
Figure 14 Familiarity with allergy medication (N=532) 11
(FAQ)
The allergy market reports include such information on: dynamics of change, trends and factors influencing the allergy market. The reports also include analyses of individual drug groups, results of studies on patient behaviour, as well as data on drug availability and pricing.
Allergy market reports among Poles are useful for pharmaceutical companies that manufacture, distribute and sell medicines and other products related to allergy treatment. They can also be used by marketing research companies, market analysts and business consultants.
- Subjectivity,
- Measurement scales,
- Research techniques,
- Representative sampling,
- Data analysis.
