Journal article
Quality of life after tonsillectomy in adults with recurrent or chronic tonsillitis
Otolaryngology-head and neck surgery, Vol.138(1), pp.S1-S8
01/01/2008
DOI: 10.1016/j.otohns.2007.08.015
PMID: 18164373
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To describe changes in disease-specific and global quality of life (QOL) for adults with recurrent or chronic tonsillitis at 6 months and I year after tonsillectomy using two instruments: the Tonsil and Adenoid Health Status Instrument (TAHSI) and the SF-12 Health Survey (12-item short form of SF-36 Health Survey).
STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: Multicenter, prospective observational outcomes study.
RESULTS: Seventy-two adults, mean age 28.0 years (SD 7.2 years), were enrolled with follow-up available for 42 adults at 6 months and for 40 adults at 1 year. Patients showed significant improvements in all six subscales of the TAHSI: airway and breathing, infection, health care utilization, cost of care, eating and swallowing, and behavior (all P < 0.0001). Significant improvements were also found in the physical functioning subscale of the SF-12 at 1 year.
CONCLUSION: After tonsillectomy for recurrent and chronic tonsillitis, we found large improvements in disease-specific and global QOL.
SIGNIFICANCE: Most prior studies on tonsillectomy for recurrent tonsillitis have assessed only the frequency of infections as an outcome measure. This study describes the changes in QOL measured in our cohort of reporting adults after tonsillectomy for chronic or recurrent tonsillitis. This study provides prospective evidence of the effectiveness of tonsillectomy on adult QOL. (c) 2008 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation. All rights reserved.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Quality of life after tonsillectomy in adults with recurrent or chronic tonsillitis
- Creators
- David L. Witsell - Duke UniversityLaura J. Orvidas - WinnMedMichael G. Stewart - Cornell UniversityMaureen T. Hannley - American Academy of Otolaryngology — Head and Neck SurgeryEdward M. Weaver - VA Puget Sound Health Care SystemBevan Yueh - Duke UniversityTimothy L. Smith - Oregon Health & Science UniversityNira A. Goldstein - SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityTreat Study Investigators
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Otolaryngology-head and neck surgery, Vol.138(1), pp.S1-S8
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.otohns.2007.08.015
- PMID
- 18164373
- NLM abbreviation
- Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
- ISSN
- 0194-5998
- eISSN
- 1097-6817
- Publisher
- Sage
- Number of pages
- 8
- Grant note
- K23 HL068849 / NHLBI NIH HHS; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Heart Lung & Blood Institute (NHLBI) R01HL084139 / NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Heart Lung & Blood Institute (NHLBI)
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/01/2008
- Academic Unit
- Otolaryngology
- Record Identifier
- 9984966750502771
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