Improvements in psychological dysfunction after endoscopic sinus surgery for patients with chronic rhinosinusitis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Psychological dysfunction is highly prevalent among patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). Previous study has identified various measures of anxiety and depression as predictors of quality-of-life outcomes following endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS). Psychological dysfunction scores, as measured by the 22-item Sino-Nasal Outcome Test (SNOT-22), have been found to influence treatment decision making in CRS. This study aims to further elucidate improvement in discrete psychological symptoms following ESS for CRS.

Methods

Adult patients with medically recalcitrant CRS electing to undergo ESS were prospectively enrolled into a multi-institutional, observational cohort. Psychological-related symptom severity and postoperative outcomes were assessed using psychologica

SUBMITTER: Levy JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5012934 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature