The Impact of Atopy, Sinus Opacification, and Nasal Patency on Quality of Life in Patients with Severe Nasal Polyposis

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery - Tập 134 - Trang 609-612 - 2006
Isam Alobid1, Pedro Benítez1, Antonio Valero2, Joan Berenguer3, Manuel Bernal-Sprekelsen1, Cesar Picado2,4, Joaquim Mullol1,4
1Rhinology Unit, Department of Otorhinolaryngology (ICEMEQ), Universtat de Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain
2Allergy Unit, Department of Pneumology and Allergy, Universtat de Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain
3Department of Radiology, Universtat de Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain
4Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Hospital Clínic, Department of Medicine, Universtat de Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain

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OBJECTIVES

Nasal polyposis has a great impact on the quality of life. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between quality of life and atopy, sinus opacification, and nasal patency in severe nasal polyposis.

METHODS

One hundred nine patients completed the Medical Outcome Study Short Form‐36 (SF‐36) survey. Symptoms, polyp size, atopy, nasal patency, and sinus opacification were also scored.

RESULTS

Patients showed worse scores in all SF‐36 domains, except for physical functioning, compared with Spanish population. Atopic patients had worse scores in role physical, body pain, vitality, and mental health than nonatopic patients. Atopic patients showed lower physical component summary (44.7 ± 1.1) and mental component summary (38.4 ± 1.0) than nonatopic patients (48.3 ± 1.6, 40.6 ± 1.3; P < 0.05), respectively. There were no correlations between quality of life and symptoms, polyp size, CT scan, nasal patency, and atopy.

CONCLUSION

Nasal polyposis has a considerable impact on quality of life and atopy worsens this impact.

EBM rating

C‐4


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Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Tập 134

609-612

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