1.Investigation of chronic rhinosinusitis on junior middle school students in Zhengzhou area in 2009.
Zhenyu ZHENG ; Lingling LI ; Haiwei WANG ; Qian LI ; Sheting LI ; Hanran LI ; Jiangbo WANG ; Chongjian WANG
Chinese Journal of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery 2014;49(11):950-954
OBJECTIVETo investigate the incidence of chronic rhinosinusitis and its influence on life quality for junior middle school students in Zhengzhou Municipal.
METHODSTwo thousand and twenty junior middle school students in Zhengzhou Municipal were randomly selected as the object of investigation by designed survey and visual analogue scale (VAS) questionnaire of chronic rhinosinusitis the sino-nasal outcome test-20 (SNOT-20) and nasal examination. Effect on the quality of life was investigated based on the degree of troubles caused by symptoms.
RESULTSThe incidence of chronic rhinosinusitis in junior middle school students in Zhengzhou Municipal was 6.73% (136/2 020), in which, 22.79% (31/136) of these students' quality of life was affected (VAS>5).
CONCLUSIONSChronic rhinosinusitis is common in junior middle school students, and the life quality is affected. So we should pay attention to this diseases and take the positive and effective intervention measures.
China ; epidemiology ; Chronic Disease ; epidemiology ; Nose ; Pain Measurement ; Quality of Life ; Sinusitis ; epidemiology ; Students ; Surveys and Questionnaires