Observational studyEuropean 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 Surgery2019
Predictive factors of patients' general quality of life after nasal septoplasty.
Observational study in 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, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.
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- Laryngeal Changes After Septoplasty and Turbinectomy.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2023Article
- Improvement in Nasal Obstruction and Quality of Life after Nasal Septoplasty with Turbinoplasty: A Pre- and Post-study.International archives of otorhinolaryngology · 2023Article
- Relationship between Chronic Rhinosinusitis and the Incidence of Head and Neck Cancer: A National Population-Based Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Disease-Specific Vs Non-Specific Questionnaires on Septoplasty Outcomes.Iranian journal of otorhinolaryngology · 2022Article
- Nasalance and perceived voice changes in patients undergoing septoplasty and turbinate hypertrophy reduction.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 · 2022Article
- A review of health-related quality of life issues in children suffering from certain key otolaryngological illnesses.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Review
- Research Active Posterior Rhinomanometry Tomography Method for Nasal Breathing Determining Violations.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Surgery to relieve nasal obstruction: outcome for 366 patients operated on by one senior surgeon.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 · 2021Article
- Association of nasal septal deviation with the incidence of anxiety, depression, and migraine: A national population-based study.PloS one · 2021Article
- The Impact of Olfactory Dysfunction on the Psychological Status and Quality of Life of Patients with Nasal Obstruction and Septal Deviation.International archives of otorhinolaryngology · 2020Article
- The relationship between the Ottawa Valve Collapse Scale (OVCS) and clinical outcomes in septoplasty patients.Journal of otolaryngology - head & neck surgery = Le Journal d'oto-rhino-laryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale · 2020Article
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Abstract
purposeAlthough septoplasty is considered to be the definitive treatment of septal deviation and is associated with an increase of nasal patency, patients are not always satisfied with the surgical outcome as assessed by its effect on their general Quality of Life (QOL).The aim of this study was to identify the predictive factors that influence the patients' QOL after surgery.
methods60 patients with nasal obstruction and septal deviation were enrolled in this prospective study, and they all completed the follow-up survey of 6 postoperative months. Symptom severity (Nasal Obstruction Symptom Evaluation-NOSE, Sino nasal outcome test 22-SNOT-22), sleep quality (Epworth Sleepiness Scale-ESS), olfactory function (Threshold Discrimination Identification-TDI score), voice quality (Nasalance score and Voice Handicap Index-VHI), stress (SQ test) and emotional status (Beck Depression Index-BDI) were evaluated as predictive factors of patients' QOL (Glasgow Benefit Inventory-GBI) postoperatively. We also analyzed age, gender, smoking, socioeconomic status, type of septal deviation and changes of nasal patency (with the use of rhinomanometry, acoustic rhinometry, and peak nasal inspiratory flow).
resultsFrom all the analyzed parameters, the nasal obstruction symptom severity, the sleep quality, and stress levels were only significantly associated with patients' overall QOL (p < 0.05; univariate analysis). However, on multiple regression, positive changes in NOSE score (OR 15.09, 95% CI 1.47-22.64, p < 0.05) and SQ test (OR 4, 95% CI 1.12-14.3, p < 0.05) were only related with higher likelihood of participants' QOL improvement after surgery.
conclusionsThorough preoperative evaluation of the symptom severity and stress levels is critical as these two factors are predictive of patient's satisfaction after septoplasty.
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