Longer treatment duration with SLIT leads to higher patient satisfaction and clinical improvement. Outcomes of the SAMITES study

Methods An observational cross-sectional study was carried out to compare patients’ satisfaction after 4-6 months (group A) or 9-12 months (group B) of SLIT treatment by the use of a validated Spanish satisfaction questionnaire (ESPIA) consisting of 16 items on a 5-point Likert scale (scale 16-80, higher score indicating more satisfaction). Secondary objectives were to investigate relation between satisfaction and both clinical improvement and compliance. Patients were classified in terms of compliance into <25%; 25-50%, 51-75%; >76% group.