The present study aimed to assess the symptoms of anxiety and depression, quality of life (QoL), and sleep quality in patients with allergic rhinitis (AR). Additionally, the study sought to analyze the relationship between these parameters and the severity of the disease, duration of symptoms, seasonality, predominant symptoms, and the coexistence of asthma. A total of 88 patients with AR without any systemic comorbidity and 78 healthy controls were enrolled. Patients with AR were grouped as mild or moderate-severe, seasonal or perennial, intermittent or persistent, and sneezers-runners or blockers. The Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale (HADS), Short Form-36 (SF-36), and Single-item Sleep Quality Scale (SQS) were assessed. HADS depression and anxiety scores were elevated in patients with AR compared to healthy controls (p=0.006 and p=0.025, respectively), and SF-36 physical role functionality and general health perception domains and SQS scores were lower (p
Key words: Allergic rhinitis, seasonality, anxiety and depression, quality of life, sleep quality, asthma
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