| Quality of life following nasal surgery. | |
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PMID: 20213799 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS: This prospective study aimed to investigate changes in quality of life (QOL) after nasal surgery. STUDY DESIGN: Prospective study. METHODS: A total of 788 patients (492 men and 296 women; age range, 9-81 years; mean age, 41 years) were included in this prospective study. Three hundred thirty-six patients received sinus surgery, 358 received septum surgery, and 94 additional patients received sinus surgery involving the septum. QOL was assessed with a standardized questionnaire for general health and well-being (36-Item Short Form Health Survey [SF-36]). Additionally, subjective sinonasal impairment was collected using the Rhinosinusitis Disability Index (RSBI). QOL and subjective sinonasal impairment were retested 4 months after surgery (63-339 days after surgery; mean, 128 days) in 361 patients. RESULTS: In the RSBI severity scale, 29.5% of the patients rated their sinonasal problems presurgery to be of high severity, 61.2% rated them as medium, and 9.3% as minor. Postsurgery, 2.8% of the patients rated the severity of their sinonasal problems high, 35% medium, and 62.2% minor. Subjective improvement of symptoms was found in more than 80% of the patients. Presurgery, general QOL (SF-36) was impaired in sinus patients and improved significantly after surgery. For most septum patients we found relatively little impact of sinonasal disease on general QOL (SF-36) compared to the German normative sample. CONCLUSIONS: Functional endoscopic surgery seems to be a good technique for reducing sinonasal symptomatology in the majority of patients. It appears to enhance QOL in those patients who were severely affected beforehand. Long-term investigations are currently underway to further explore the patients' subjective QOL following nasal surgery. |
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Authors:
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Ilona Croy; Thomas Hummel; Angelika Pade; J?rgen Pade |
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article |
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Title: The Laryngoscope Volume: 120 ISSN: 1531-4995 ISO Abbreviation: Laryngoscope Publication Date: 2010 Apr |
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Created Date: 2010-03-29 Completed Date: 2010-05-25 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8607378 Medline TA: Laryngoscope Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 826-31 Citation Subset: IM |
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Smell and Taste Clinic, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Dresden Medical School (Technische Universit?t Dresden), Dresden, Germany. ilona.croy@mailbox.tu-dresden.de |
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Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Child Female Germany Humans Male Middle Aged Nose Diseases / psychology, surgery* Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures / rehabilitation* Postoperative Period Preoperative Period Prospective Studies Quality of Life* Questionnaires Risk Factors Young Adult |
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