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Association between systemic antibiotic and corticosteroid use for chronic rhinosinusitis and quality of life
Author(s) -
Yamasaki Alisa,
Hoehle Lloyd P.,
Phillips Katie M.,
Feng Allen L.,
Campbell Adam P.,
Caradonna David S.,
Gray Stacey T.,
Sedaghat Ahmad R.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1002/lary.26778
Subject(s) - medicine , chronic rhinosinusitis , corticosteroid , antibiotics , quality of life (healthcare) , visual analogue scale , sinusitis , cross sectional study , physical therapy , surgery , pathology , nursing , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Objective We sought to establish the significance of querying chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) patients about their past CRS‐related oral antibiotic and corticosteroid usage by determining the association between these metrics and patients’ quality of life (QoL). Study Design Cross‐sectional study. Methods A total of 157 patients with CRS were prospectively recruited. CRS‐specific QoL was measured using the 22‐item Sinonasal Outcome Test (SNOT‐22). General health‐related QoL was measured using the EuroQoL five‐dimensional questionnaire visual analog scale. Associations were sought between these measures of QoL and frequency of CRS‐related oral antibiotic and corticosteroid usage reported by the participants in the prior 3 and 12 months. Results More frequent antibiotic and corticosteroid use was significantly associated with worse CRS‐specific and general health‐related QoL, whether querying medication use over the prior 3 months or over the prior 12 months ( P < 0.001 in all cases). The effect size of CRS‐related antibiotic use during the prior 3 months on CRS‐specific QoL (SNOT‐22 score) was significantly greater than for use during the prior 12 months. However, there was no other statistically significant difference in effect size for association between QoL and CRS‐related antibiotic or corticosteroid use in the prior 3 months versus prior 12 months. These results were independent of the presence or absence of polyps. Conclusion More frequent past CRS‐related oral antibiotic and corticosteroid use, regardless of time period queried (3 months or 12 months) is associated with significant decrease in CRS‐specific and general health‐related QoL. CRS‐related systemic medication use is an important indicator of CRS patients’ QOL that easily can be queried and utilized in both clinical and research settings. Level of Evidence 2c. Laryngoscope , 128:37–42, 2018