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ArticleJournal of otolaryngology - head & neck surgery = Le Journal d'oto-rhino-laryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale2018

The impact of chronic airway disease on symptom severity and global suffering in Canadian rhinosinusitis patients.

Kimberly Luu, Jason Sutherland, Trafford Crump, Giuping Liu, Arif Janjua

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Article in Journal of otolaryngology - head & neck surgery = Le Journal d'oto-rhino-laryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Development and validation of a clinical risk prediction model for chronic sinusitis with nasal polyps: a retrospective 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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  3. Sinonasal Symptoms in COPD: Burden and Associations with Clinical Markers of Disease.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Kimberly LuuDivision of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, University of British Columbia, Gordon and Leslie Diamond Health Care Centre, DHCC, Vancouver General Hospital, 4th. Floor Rm. 4299B 2775 Laurel Street, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1M9, Canada. kimberlyluu@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2162-7251
Jason SutherlandUBC Centre for Health Services and Policy Research, Vancouver Campus, 201-2206 East Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3, Canada.
Trafford CrumpUniversity of Calgary, 2500 University Dr. NW, Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada.
Giuping LiuUBC Centre for Health Services and Policy Research, Vancouver Campus, 201-2206 East Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3, Canada.
Arif JanjuaDivision of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, University of British Columbia, Gordon and Leslie Diamond Health Care Centre, DHCC, Vancouver General Hospital, 4th. Floor Rm. 4299B 2775 Laurel Street, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1M9, Canada.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPatients with Chronic Rhinosinusitis (CRS) can suffer from a significant decline in their quality of life. CRS patients have a high prevalence of comorbid conditions and it is important to understand the impact of these conditions on their CRS-related quality of life. This study measures the impacts of chronic pulmonary comorbidities on quality of life, pain, and depression scores among patients with CRS awaiting Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (ESS).

methodsThis study is based on cross-sectional analysis of prospectively collected patient-reported outcome data collected pre-operatively from patients waiting for ESS. Surveys were administered to patients to assess sino-nasal morbidity (SNOT-22), depression and pain. The impact of pulmonary comorbidity on SNOT-22 scores, pain and depression was measured.

resultsTwo hundred fifthy-three patients were included in the study, 91 with chronic pulmonary comorbidity. The mean SNOT-22 scores were significantly higher among patients with chronic pulmonary comorbidities than among patients without (37 and 48, respectively). This difference is large enough to be clinically significant. Patients with chronic pulmonary comorbidities reported slightly higher depression scores than those without.

conclusionsThis study found that among CRS patients waiting for ESS, chronic pulmonary comorbidities are strongly associated with significantly higher symptom burden.

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AdultAgedAirway ObstructionCanadaChronic DiseaseCross-Sectional StudiesDepressionFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPainQuality of LifeRhinitisSinusitisSurveys and QuestionnairesComorbiditiesEndoscopic sinus surgeryQuality of lifeUnified airway

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PMCPMC5975522

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