Quality of life survey on patients with chronic rhinosinusitis by using Chinese version of the 22-item sinonasal outcome test(SNOT-22)
10.3321/j.issn:1673-0860.2008.01.006
- VernacularTitle:汉化版SNOT-22评价慢性鼻-鼻窦炎患者生存质量的初步研究
- Author:
Wei L(U)
1
;
Fang QI
;
Zhi-Qiang GAO
;
Guo-Dong FENG
;
Xian-Dao YUAN
;
Xiao-Feng JIN
Author Information
1. 中国医学科学院中国协和医科大学北京协和医院
- Keywords:
Rhinosinusitis;
Quality of life;
SF-36;
SNOT-22
- From:
Chinese Journal of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
2008;43(1):18-21
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To explore the health-related quality of life(QOL)status of patients with chronic rhinosinusitis. Methods Sixty four patients with chronic rhinosinusitis and twenty healthy volunteers were enrolled, and their QOL scores were assessed by using SF-36 questionnaire(Chinese version)and SNOT-22 questionnaire translated into Chinese. Results The feasibility, reliability,validity,and responsibility of Chinese version of SNOT-22 questionnaire all passed the test. It showed that by Chinese version of SNOT-22 questionnaire the most five important items affecting health status were nasal obstruction,runny nose,loss of smell or taste,dizziness and post-nasal discharge respectively. The coefficient of correlation was 0.233 between the SNOT-22 questionnaire and the Lund-MacKay CT score of Patients with chronic rhinosinusitis. Conclusions Chinese version of SNOT-22 questionnaire can effectively assess the QOL status of patients with chronic rhinosinusitis. It showed less correlation between the SNOT-22 questionnaire and the Lund-MacKay CT score of patients with chronic rhinosinusitis.
