Methodological approaches to the epidemiological diagnosis of allergy and paraallergy manifestations in sportswomen

Abstract

In connection with the growing incidence of allergies began to conduct mass research, including international, on the epidemiological diagnosis of allergies, as well as paraallergies. However, methodological approaches to the epidemiological diagnosis of allergies and paraallergies in athletes as a group critical to these pathologies have not yet been developed, which makes such development relevant and timely. Purpose of the study: to develop methodological approaches to the epidemiological diagnosis of allergies and paraallergies in athletes. Research methods: methods of theoretical analysis of scientific literature were used: generalization, synthesis, formalization, abstraction. Research results and conclusions: As for the athletes themselves, a test questionnaire for early detection of allergic diseases in athletes was developed and proposed for use in practice, but without dividing the questions separately for athletes into two or more questions of the questionnaire, it should be sent for consultation to an allergist determining the need for additional volume of allergy tests to diagnose. This questionnaire does not take into account both the peculiarities of allergies in women- athletes in comparison with male athletes - gender specificity) and does not record the manifestations of paraallergy (pseudoallergy) in terms of their sports activities. It also does not take into account such specifics in relation to the body of women as the presence of the so-called "female type of allergy", which is closely related to the ovarian - menstrual cycle (OMC) and which can occur 10 - 2 days before menstruation. We recommend using a specially developed test questionnaire (which can be considered to some extent as a modification) of the international standard questionnaire test - survey GALEN survey for epidemiological diagnosis of allergies and paraallergies (pseudoallergies), which takes into account the peculiarities of sports activities and the presence of athletes "Female type of allergy" and paraallergy. A questionnaire for epidemiological diagnosis of allergies and paraallergy in athletes has been developed. It is concluded that the developed test questionnaire for epidemiological diagnosis of allergies and paraallergies in athletes may be used in the future in practice.