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ArticleJournal of otolaryngology - head & neck surgery = Le Journal d'oto-rhino-laryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale2017

Incidence and burden of comorbid pain and depression in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis awaiting endoscopic sinus surgery in Canada.

Bassem M N Hanna, R Trafford Crump, Guiping Liu, Jason M Sutherland, Arif S Janjua

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Article in Journal of otolaryngology - head & neck surgery = Le Journal d'oto-rhino-laryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. "My Quality of Life is Not There. I'm Dying Here. I Cannot Take This Anymore." Exploring Patient Experiences With Surgical Wait Times in Otolaryngology: A Mixed Methods Study.Journal of otolaryngology - head & neck surgery = Le Journal d'oto-rhino-laryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Bassem M N HannaOtolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
R Trafford CrumpDepartment of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.
Guiping LiuCentre for Health Services and Policy Research, School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, 201 - 2206 East Mall, V6T 1Z3, Vancouver, Canada.
Jason M SutherlandCentre for Health Services and Policy Research, School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, 201 - 2206 East Mall, V6T 1Z3, Vancouver, Canada. jason.sutherland@ubc.ca.
Arif S JanjuaOtolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
University of British Columbia · CAUniversity of Calgary · CA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThis study sheds important light on the association between sino-nasal symptoms and global quality of life in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis waiting for endoscopic sinus surgery. Using patient-reported information collected pre-operatively, the primary objective was to report on patients' pre-surgical sino-nasal symptoms and their association with self-reported pain and depression. The secondary objective was to report on levels of depression and pain among patients in the sample reporting severe sleep problems.

methodsThis is a cross-sectional study of patient-reported outcomes collected prospectively from a cohort of 261 patients assigned to the wait list for elective endoscopic sinus surgery in a large urban region of Canada.

resultsYounger patients and patients with other medical comorbidities were most likely to report significant symptoms of chronic rhinosinusitis and substantial associated pain and depression. In the primary analyses, patients reporting significant symptoms of chronic rhinosinusitis were more likely to report moderate depression or high pain (p < 0.01). Subsequently, chronic rhinosinusitis patients with severe sleep problems were 82% likely to report moderate or severe depression and pain.

conclusionPreoperative management of depression and pain may be considered in order to improve the health-related quality of life of patients waiting for ESS. As depression and pain were highly prevalent, patients with severe sleep problems may be candidates for prioritized access.

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EndoscopyAdultAgedCanadaChronic DiseaseCost of IllnessCross-Sectional StudiesDepressive DisorderFemaleHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedPainPatient Reported Outcome MeasuresRhinitisChronis sinusitisDepressionEndoscopic sinus surgeryPainPatient-reported outcomesQuality of lifeSleep

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PMID28347329
PMCPMC5369212
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