Gender Differences in Quality of Life of Adolescent Patients With Chronic Rhinosinusitis

OBJECTIVES: To identify the differences in the impact of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) between female and male adolescent patients at presentation.

STUDY DESIGN: Cross sectional study.

METHODS: Adolescent patients, age 12 to 18 years old, presenting to our Otolaryngology clinic between August 2020 and April 2023 for CRS were asked to fill both the SNOT-22 and the SN5 forms. Female and male cohorts were compared regarding their demographics, comorbidities, subjective and objective disease measurements, and choice of treatment.

RESULTS: Sixty-six patients were included, 30 female and 36 male patients. There were no differences in age, allergic rhinitis, asthma, obstructive sleep apnea, presence of nasal septal deviation, and objective disease severity (P > .05 for all). At presentation, mean overall SNOT-22, ear/facial, sleep, and psychological domains were all higher in female patients (43vs 30.9, P = .02; 9.1vs 6, P = .03; 11.8vs 8.3, P = .07; 14.1vs 8.8, P = .02 respectively). SN5 scores and overall QoL visual analog scale were similar in females and males.

CONCLUSION: Female patients with CRS show higher subjective disease burden. Incorporating data on gender-specific differences may be important to personalize treatment decision making.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:133

Enthalten in:

The Annals of otology, rhinology, and laryngology - 133(2024), 2 vom: 22. Jan., Seite 169-173

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Dundervill, Caroline [VerfasserIn]
Al-Asadi, Zayd [VerfasserIn]
Behnke, John [VerfasserIn]
Tumlin, Parker [VerfasserIn]
Chaiban, Rafka [VerfasserIn]
Ramadan, Hassan H [VerfasserIn]
Makary, Chadi A [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adolescents
Chronic rhinosinusitis
Disease burden
Female
Gender differences
Journal Article
Male
Quality of life
SN5
SNOT-22

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 08.01.2024

Date Revised 08.01.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1177/00034894231195662

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM361071442