Impaired eating-related quality of life in chronic rhinosinusitis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite the tremendous burden of smell and taste dysfunction in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS), objective measures of smell and taste fail to fully account for eating-related disruptions in CRS patient quality of life (QOL). In this study we sought to investigate the driving force behind impaired eating-related QOL in CRS patients.

Methods

Adult CRS patients were prospectively enrolled and answered a series of surveys relating to smell, taste, overall sinus-specific QOL, and depression. Patients with both smell-related and taste-related eating complaints were considered to have impaired eating-related QOL. Clinical demographics, objective chemosensory scores, and endoscopy scores were collected.

Results

Seventy patients were enrolled and 23% sho

SUBMITTER: Rowan NR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6397059 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature