Development and implementation of guidelines in allergic rhinitis – an ARIA‐GA2LEN paper
Authors: Bousquet J. , Schünemann H. J. , Zuberbier T. , Bachert C. , Baena‐Cagnani C. E. , Bousquet P. J. , Brozek J. , Canonica G. W. , Casale T. B. , Demoly P. , Gerth van Wijk R. , Ohta K. , Bateman E. D. , Calderon M. , Cruz A. A. , Dolen W. K. , Haughney J. , Lockey R. F. , Lötvall J. , O’Byrne P. , Spranger O. , Togias A. , Bonini S. , Boulet L. P. , Camargos P. , Carlsen K. H. , Chavannes N. H. , Delgado L. , Durham S. R. , Fokkens W. J. , Fonseca J. , Haahtela T. , Kalayci O. , Kowalski M. L. , Larenas‐Linnemann D. , Li J. , Mohammad Y. , Mullol J. , Naclerio R. , O’Hehir R. E. , Papadopoulos N. , Passalacqua G. , Rabe K. F. , Pawankar R. , Ryan D. , Samolinski B. , Simons F. E. R. , Valovirta E. , Yorgancioglu A. , Yusuf O. M. , Agache I. , Aït‐Khaled N. , Annesi‐Maesano I. , Beghe B. , Ben Kheder A. , Blaiss M. S. , Boakye D. A. , Bouchard J. , Burney P. G. , Busse W. W. , Chan‐Yeung M. , Chen Y. , Chuchalin A. G. , Costa D. J. , Custovic A. , Dahl R. , Denburg J. , Douagui H. , Emuzyte R. , Grouse L. , Humbert M. , Jackson C. , Johnston S. L. , Kaliner M. A. , Keith P. K. , Kim Y. Y. , Klossek J. M. , Kuna P. , Le L. T. , Lemiere C. , Lipworth B. , Mahboub B. , Malo J. L. , Marshall G. D. , Mavale‐Manuel S. , Meltzer E. O. , Morais‐Almeida M. , Motala C. , Naspitz C. , Nekam K. , Niggemann B. , Nizankowska‐Mogilnicka E. , Okamoto Y. , Orru M. P. , Ouedraogo S. , Palkonen S. , Popov T. A. , Price D. , Rosado‐Pinto J. , Scadding G. K. , Sooronbaev T. M. , Stoloff S. W. , Toskala E. , Van Cauwenberge P. , Vandenplas O. , Van Weel C. , Viegi G. , Virchow J. C. , Wang D. Y. , Wickman M. , Williams D. , Yawn B. P. , Zar H. J. , Zernotti M. , Zhong N. ,   In collaboration with the WHO Collaborating Center of Asthma and Rhinitis (Montpellier)
Published: September 2010

To cite this article: Bousquet J, Schünemann HJ, Zuberbier T, Bachert C, Baena‐Cagnani CE, Bousquet PJ, Brozek J, Canonica GW, Casale TB, Demoly P, Gerth van Wijk R, Ohta K, Bateman ED, Calderon M, Cruz AA, Dolen WK, Haughney J, Lockey RF, Lötvall J, O’Byrne P, Spranger O, Togias A, Bonini S, Boulet LP, Camargos P, Carlsen KH, Chavannes NH, Delgado L, Durham SR, Fokkens WJ, Fonseca J, Haahtela T, Kalayci O, Kowalski ML, Larenas‐Linnemann D, Li J, Mohammad Y, Mullol J, Naclerio R, O’Hehir RE, Papadopoulos N, Passalacqua G, Rabe KF, Pawankar R, Ryan D, Samolinski B, Simons FER, Valovirta E, Yorgancioglu A, Yusuf OM, Agache I, Aït‐Khaled N, Annesi‐Maesano I, Beghe B, Ben Kheder A, Blaiss MS, Boakye DA, Bouchard J, Burney PG, Busse WW, Chan‐Yeung M, Chen Y, Chuchalin AG, Costa DJ, Custovic A, Dahl R, Denburg J, Douagui H, Emuzyte R, Grouse L, Humbert M, Jackson C, Johnston SL, Kaliner MA, Keith PK, Kim YY, Klossek JM, Kuna P, Le LT, Lemiere C, Lipworth B, Mahboub B, Malo JL, Marshall GD, Mavale‐Manuel S, Meltzer EO, Morais‐Almeida M, Motala C, Naspitz C, Nekam K, Niggemann B, Nizankowska‐Mogilnicka E, Okamoto Y, Orru MP, Ouedraogo S, Palkonen S, Popov TA, Price D, Rosado‐Pinto J, Scadding GK, Sooronbaev TM, Stoloff SW, Toskala E, van Cauwenberge P, Vandenplas O, van Weel C, Viegi G, Virchow JC, Wang DY, Wickman M, Williams D, Yawn BP, Zar HJ, Zernotti M, Zhong N, In collaboration with the WHO Collaborating Center of Asthma and Rhinitis (Montpellier). Development and implementation of guidelines in allergic rhinitis – an ARIA‐GA2LEN paper. Allergy 2010; 65: 1212–1221.

The links between asthma and rhinitis are well characterized. The Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (ARIA) guidelines stress the importance of these links and provide guidance for their prevention and treatment. Despite effective treatments being available, too few patients receive appropriate medical care for both diseases. Most patients with rhinitis and asthma consult primary care physicians and therefore these physicians are encouraged to understand and use ARIA guidelines. Patients should also be informed about these guidelines to raise their awareness of optimal care and increase control of the two related diseases. To apply these guidelines, clinicians and patients need to understand how and why the recommendations were made. The goal of the ARIA guidelines is to provide recommendations about the best management options for most patients in most situations. These recommendations should be based on the best available evidence. Making recommendations requires the assessment of the quality of available evidence, deciding on the balance between benefits and downsides, consideration of patients' values and preferences, and, if applicable, resource implications. Guidelines must be updated as new management options become available or important new evidence emerges. Transparent reporting of guidelines facilitates understanding and acceptance, but implementation strategies need to be improved.