Evaluation of the quality of life before and after functional endoscopic sinus surgery among patients with nasal polyps by means of SF-36 questionnaire

Farah Deeba; Syed Waseem Abbas; Ihsan Ali

doi:10.18203/issn.2454-5929.ijohns20204183

Authors

Farah Deeba Department of ENT, Government Medical College Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Syed Waseem Abbas Department of ENT, Government Medical College Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Ihsan Ali Department of ENT, Government Medical College Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/issn.2454-5929.ijohns20204183

Keywords:

Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery, SF-36, CRS

Abstract

Background: Aim of the study was to evaluate the quality of life before and after FESS among patients with nasal polyps.

Material and Method: This study was done in Government Medical College Srinagar from January 2019 to December 2019 for a period of 12 months. A total of 69 patients with nasal polyposis who underwent FESS were included in the study. They were given a questionnaire SF-36 to be fulfilled preoperatively, 3 months and at 6 months after surgery.

Result: The preoperative SF-36 score was 79.35 and postoperative score was 83.62 at 3 months, 86.88 at 6 months.

Conclusion: SF-36 questionnaire values showed improvement at 3 months and then at 6 months of follow up.

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