Health-related quality of life before and after management in adults referred to otolaryngology: a prospective national study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

An assessment of the effect of otolaryngological management on the health-related quality of life of patients.

Design

Application of the Health Utilities Index mark 3 (HUI-3) before and after treatment; application of the Glasgow Benefit Inventory (GBI) after treatment.

Setting

Six otolaryngological departments around Scotland.

Participants

A 9005 adult patients referred to outpatient clinics.

Main outcome measures

Complete HUI-3 data was collected from 4422 patients; complete GBI data from 4235; complete HUI-3 and GBI data from 3884.

Results

The overall change in health related quality of life from before to after management was just +0.02. In the majority of subgroups of data (classified by type of management) there was essentially no

SUBMITTER: Swan IR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3380566 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature