Rhinosinusitis Task Force Symptoms versus the Sinonasal Outcomes Test in Patients Evaluated for Chronic Rhinosinusitis
| Autor: | Stilianos E. Kountakis, Francis T. K. Ling |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Pathology Adolescent Chronic rhinosinusitis MEDLINE 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Quality of life Surveys and Questionnaires Internal medicine otorhinolaryngologic diseases Health Status Indicators Humans Medicine In patient Sinusitis 030223 otorhinolaryngology Aged Rhinitis Aged 80 and over business.industry Task force Middle Aged Sinus surgery Test (assessment) Chronic disease Otorhinolaryngology 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Chronic Disease Quality of Life Female business |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Rhinology. 21:495-498 |
| ISSN: | 1539-6290 1050-6586 |
| DOI: | 10.2500/ajr.2007.21.3052 |
| Popis: | Background The aim of this study was to compare Rhinosinusitis Task Force (RSTF) symptom scores with Sinonasal Outcome Test 20 (SNOT-20) in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) and controls. Methods An analysis was performed of prospectively collected data in patients with CRS (n = 201) and controls (n = 100). The severity of individual RSTF major and minor symptom scores graded on a visual analog scale and total symptom scores were compared between the two groups. Correlation of the RSTF symptoms with the SNOT-20 was performed using data collected from the CRS group at baseline and at 1 year postoperatively. Results CRS patients had higher RSTF symptom scores compared with control patients when asked to rate the severity of nasal obstruction, facial pain/pressure, facial congestion, alteration of smell, nasal discharge, postnasal drip, headache, halitosis, fatigue, cough, and ear pain (p < 0.005). No statistically significant difference was seen for the symptoms of dental pain and fever. Total RSTF scores were 54.5 ± 1.9 in CRS patients versus 23.4 ± 3.0 in controls. Total SNOT-20 scores were 28.7 ± 0.8 in CRS patients versus 15.2 ± 0.6 in controls. In CRS patients, total RSTF scores correlated with total SNOT-20 scores at baseline (r = 0.36; p < 0.0001) and 1-year postoperatively (r = 0.37; p < 0.0001). Conclusion Total RSTF symptom scores are significantly different in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis compared with those without this disease. The total RSTF symptom scores also correlate with a validated outcome measures instrument. |
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