ArticleOTO open
Public Knowledge and Factors Associated With Familiarity of Treatments for Rhinosinusitis.
Article in OTO open. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
6 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Objective: Rhinosinusitis is a common otolaryngologic condition with many over-the-counter (OTC), prescription, and surgical treatment options. This study seeks to evaluate public familiarity with treatments for rhinosinusitis. Study Design: Cross-sectional survey. Setting: US adult (≥18 years) online survey respondents. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was administered to US adults via ResearchMatch. Questions included a demographic questionnaire, validated nasal obstruction surveys, personal history of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS), as well as familiarity with various treatments for rhinosinusitis (5-point Likert scale). Descriptive statistics were utilized to describe results, and multivariable ordinal regression was utilized to describe factors associated with knowledge of any treatment and over-the-counter treatments. Results: The cohort (n = 1086) was primarily female (75.7%), white (80.3%), married (47.5%), and college educated (36.6%). Highest rates of familiarity with treatment were reported for antihistamines (80%), decongestants (80%), and nasal corticosteroids (78%). Factors associated with knowledge of any rhinosinusitis treatment included age (odds ratio [OR]: 0.99 [95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.98-0.99]), literacy score (OR: 0.76 [95% CI: 0.71-0.82]), CRS diagnosis (OR: 2.91 [95% CI: 2.25-3.75]), and symptomatic score. Factors associated with knowledge of OTC treatments included female gender (OR: 2.40 [95% CI: 1.82-3.16]), literacy score (OR: 0.77 [95% CI: 0.72-0.83]), CRS diagnosis (OR: 2.94 [95% CI: 2.25-3.83]), and symptomatic score. Conclusion: Individuals at risk for having lower familiarity with treatment options include males, older individuals, and those with lower health literacy. Future studies should evaluate the impact that public knowledge and primary care provider knowledge of treatment options for rhinosinusitis has on outcomes of rhinosinusitis.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.