Low 22-item sinonasal outcome test scores in chronic rhinosinusitis: Why do patients seek treatment?

ABSTRACT:

Objectives/hypothesis

Patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) who experience minimal reductions in quality of life (QoL) may present for treatment despite QoL scores comparable to controls without CRS. This study seeks to identify cofactors influencing patients with CRS and low 22-item Sinonasal Outcome Test (SNOT-22) scores to seek care.

Study design

Prospective, multicenter, observational cohort.

Methods

Patients with CRS were enrolled between April 2011 and September 2015. Patients with sinonasal mucocele or unilateral sinus opacification were excluded. Control subjects without CRS were enrolled for comparison. Low-SNOT CRS was defined as a SNOT-22 score < 20.

Results

A total of 774 subjects (low-SNOT CRS, n = 38; high-SNOT CRS, SNOT-22 ≥ 20, n = 641; con

SUBMITTER: Levy JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5177462 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature