Patient perspectives on chronic rhinosinusitis in cystic fibrosis : Symptom prioritization in the era of highly effective modulator therapy

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BACKGROUND: Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is common in people with cystic fibrosis (PwCF). Rhinologic symptom prioritization and areas that influence CRS treatment choices, including pursuing endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS), remain understudied.

METHODS: Adult PwCF + CRS were enrolled at eight centers into a prospective, observational study (2019-2023). Participants were administered the 22-SinoNasal Outcome Test (SNOT-22) survey and a modified SNOT-22 instrument examining symptom importance. We determined importance rankings for individual symptoms and SNOT-22 symptom importance subdomains in two sets of subgroups-those pursuing ESS versus continuing medical management (CMT), and those on elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor (ETI) versus not on ETI.

RESULTS: Among 69 participants, the highest priorities were nasal congestion (n = 48, 69.6% important), post-nasal discharge (32, 46.4%), facial pain (29, 43.3%), waking up tired (27, 39.1%), and fatigue (26, 37.7%). Those electing surgery (n = 23) prioritized sleep and psychological dysfunction symptoms compared to those pursuing CMT (n = 49) (sleep median score = 19.0 [interquartile range: 12.0, 25.0] vs. 4.5 [0.0, 12.8]; p < 0.0001; psychological = 17.0 [7.0, 26.0] vs. 7.0 [0.0, 15.8]; p = 0.002). ETI users had comparable SNOT-22 total symptom importance scores to non-ETI users (p = 0.14). Non-ETI users (n = 34) showed a trend toward prioritizing sleep symptoms compared to ETI users (n = 35) (13.0 [2.8, 22.3] vs. 6.0 [2.0, 17.0]; p = 0.055).

CONCLUSIONS: Nasal congestion and post-nasal discharge were top priorities reported by PwCF + CRS. Those electing surgery prioritized sleep and psychological symptoms, highlighting their importance in pre-operative discussions. Non-ETI users' prioritization of sleep improvement may highlight their unique disease impact and therapeutic needs; however, additional investigation is required.

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Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

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2024

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International forum of allergy & rhinology - (2024) vom: 11. Feb.

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Liu, Christine M [VerfasserIn]
Han, Ethan J [VerfasserIn]
Fischer, Jakob L [VerfasserIn]
Mace, Jess C [VerfasserIn]
Mattos, Jose L [VerfasserIn]
Markarian, Karolin [VerfasserIn]
Alt, Jeremiah A [VerfasserIn]
Bodner, Todd E [VerfasserIn]
Chowdhury, Naweed I [VerfasserIn]
Eshaghian, Patricia H [VerfasserIn]
Getz, Anne E [VerfasserIn]
Hwang, Peter H [VerfasserIn]
Khanwalkar, Ashoke [VerfasserIn]
Kimple, Adam J [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Jivianne T [VerfasserIn]
Li, Douglas A [VerfasserIn]
Norris, Meghan [VerfasserIn]
Nayak, Jayakar V [VerfasserIn]
Owens, Cameran [VerfasserIn]
Patel, Zara M [VerfasserIn]
Poch, Katie [VerfasserIn]
Schlosser, Rodney J [VerfasserIn]
Smith, Kristine A [VerfasserIn]
Smith, Timothy L [VerfasserIn]
Soler, Zachary M [VerfasserIn]
Suh, Jeffrey D [VerfasserIn]
Turner, Grant A [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Marilene B [VerfasserIn]
Taylor-Cousar, Jennifer L [VerfasserIn]
Saavedra, Milene T [VerfasserIn]
Beswick, Daniel M [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Chronic rhinosinusitis
Cystic fibrosis
Endoscopic sinus surgery
Highly effective modulator therapy
Journal Article
Patient priorities
Patient symptoms
Symptom importance

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Date Revised 12.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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10.1002/alr.23332

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NLM368332926