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SynthesisAmerican journal of rhinology & allergy2016

Burden of illness: A systematic review of depression in chronic rhinosinusitis.

Rodney J Schlosser, Selby E Gage, Preeti Kohli, Zachary M Soler

Abstract readSystematic Review
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Synthesis in American journal of rhinology & allergy, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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42citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
6.7field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

42 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 89 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Efficacy of endoscopic sinus surgery for chronic rhinosinusitis: a systematic review of systematic reviews.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2026
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  2. Depression and anxiety in empty nose syndrome: A systematic review and Meta-analysis.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2025
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  10. Exploring Predictors of Post-Surgical Health-Related Quality of Life and Revision Surgery in Patients With Chronic Rhinosinusitis With Nasal Polyps: A Cohort Study.Clinical otolaryngology : official journal of ENT-UK ; official journal of Netherlands Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology & Cervico-Facial Surgery · 2025
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  12. Sleep in disease: inflammation and chronic rhinosinusitis.Neurobiology of sleep and circadian rhythms · 2025
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  14. Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Chronic Rhinosinusitis: Understanding the Impact of OSA on CRS Disease Burden.Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Rodney J SchlosserDepartment of Surgery, Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
Selby E Gage
Preeti Kohli
Zachary M Soler
Medical University of South Carolina · USRalph H. Johnson VA Medical Center · US

Funding

DETERMINANTS OF SURGICAL OUTCOMES IN CHRONIC SINUSITISR01DC005805 · NIDCD · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI SMITH, TIMOTHY L, SOLER, ZACHARY M · 2004 to 2020
$7.6M
Olfactory-specific inflammation and disease severity in chronic rhinosinusitisR03DC013651 · NIDCD · MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA · PI SOLER, ZACHARY M · 2013 to 2015
$449k
NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC005805NIDCD NIH HHS R03 DC013651
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDepression has been reported in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS), but its prevalence varies across studies, and uncertainty remains regarding the association with baseline disease severity and treatment outcomes.

objectiveTo systematically assess the prevalence of depression in CRS and to review its relationship to baseline disease severity and outcomes after treatment.

methodsA systematic review of the prevalence of possible depression was performed by using the available methods to diagnose depression, and the results were pooled. Studies that examined the relationship of depression on baseline disease severity and treatment outcomes were organized and reported individually.

resultsThirteen studies met inclusion criteria for prevalence analysis. The prevalence of possible or likely depression in patients with CRS ranged from 11.0 to 40.0%, depending on the method of diagnosis and sensitivity of various depression instruments. Positive depression screening was consistently associated with worse CRS-specific quality of life (QOL), medication usage, and health care utilization, but there were no reliable CRS-specific factors to predict the presence of depression. Patients with possible depression who underwent medical or surgical treatment for CRS tended to have improvements in CRS-specific QOL but did not achieve the same degree of QOL as patients who were not depressed. Depression-specific QOL seemed to improve after treatment for CRS.

conclusionPositive depression screening was common in patients with CRS and had a negative association on the entire spectrum of QOL, health care utilization, and productivity. CRS-specific treatments were still beneficial in patients who seemed to be depressed and improved both depression-specific and CRS-specific QOL.

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Chronic DiseaseCost of IllnessDepressionHumansPrevalenceQuality of LifeRhinitisSinusitis

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PMID27456594
PMCPMC4953344
OpenAlexW2482089066

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