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The effect of ventilation tube insertion to the health‐related quality of life in a group of children in Southeast Anatolia
Author(s) -
Yazici Alper,
Coskun Mehmet Enes
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
clinical otolaryngology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.914
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1749-4486
pISSN - 1749-4478
DOI - 10.1111/coa.13220
Subject(s) - medicine , quality of life (healthcare) , otitis , ventilation (architecture) , respiratory distress , otorhinolaryngology , hearing loss , pediatrics , surgery , audiology , mechanical engineering , nursing , engineering
Objective To demonstrate the influence of ventilation tube insertion to the quality of life in a group of children in Southeast Anatolia by Otitis Media 6‐item ( OM 6) questionnaire. Design Patients who underwent ventilation tube insertion due to otitis media with effusion ( OME ) at Otorhinolaryngology Department of Gaziantep University between December 2016 and April 2017 were enrolled in this prospective study. All patients were evaluated with the OM ‐6 survey before operation and 6 weeks after surgery. Results The mean age of 45 patients out of 50 accounted for 67.64 ± 42.89 months with 27 (60%) males and 18 (40%) females. The numbers of preoperative and postoperative overall OM 6 scores represented a significant improvement with 4.34 and 2.16, respectively. Moreover, each domain of OM 6 (physical suffering, hearing loss, speech impairment, emotional distress, activity limitations and caregiver concerns) showed statistically significant difference. Conclusion Ventilation tube insertion procedure provided a significant improvement in a group of children in Southeast Anatolia suffering from chronic OME in terms of Quality of Life ( QOL ) assessed by OM 6. We believe that OM 6 is a useful tool for evaluating the patients’ health‐related quality of life and for providing additional information to the caregivers’ or families’ enquiries regarding the consequences of surgical intervention.