Long‐Term Quality of Life Outcomes in Children Undergoing Adenotonsillectomy for Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Autor:	A. Narula, Geoffrey Chilvers, Premjit S Randhawa, Raul Cetto
Rok vydání:	2011
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty Referral business.industry Physical function University hospital medicine.disease Child health Obstructive sleep apnea Bodily pain Otorhinolaryngology Quality of life Cohort Physical therapy Medicine Surgery business
Zdroj:	Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery. 145
ISSN:	1097-6817 0194-5998
DOI:	10.1177/0194599811416318a220
Popis:	Objective: Assess a cohort of patients who underwent adenotonsillectomy for obstructive sleep apnea 4 years postsurgery for continued and long-term improvement in quality of life using the Child Health Questionnaire Physical Function version 28. We also sought to compare this group of children to a healthy United Kingdom population.Method: A telephone survey was carried out using the CHQ-PF28 questionnaire and administered to the primary care giver of 37 patients who underwent adenotonsillectomy for obstructive sleep apnea 4 years after initial surgery at our university hospital tertiary referral center.Results: A total of 33 patients (89.1%) from our initial cohort were contacted. The mean age was 10.6 years (median, 11 years range, 5-16 years). The mean scores from our follow-up study show improvements in 5 subscales and were statistically significant in 2 subscales (role limitations P < .00001; bodily pain P < .002) when compared to values obtained 3 months postoperatively. The 4-year follow-up scores ...
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