Factors affecting quality-of-life impact of adult tonsillectomy

Abstract

Adult patients with recurrent tonsillitis seemed to be generally pleased with their tonsillectomy. The more symptoms they had prior to surgery, the greater was their improvement in quality of life. No other patient- or disease-related factors were associated with patient satisfaction.

Health-related quality of life after tonsillotomy versus tonsillectomy in young adults: 6 years postsurgery follow-up

“…Several previous studies have demonstrated improved HRQL after tonsillectomy supposedly due to reduced morbidity from SDB and infections 10,27 . There are also several studies discussing the long-term effect on HRQL after tonsillectomy, both in adults and in children.…”

Does tonsillectomy improve quality of life in adults? A systematic literature review

“…All eight studies reported a general improvement in QoL after tonsillectomy in adults (Table II). [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] Several studies had a relatively low response rate, below 50 per cent. 4,[6][7][8] This could possibly have contributed to a selection bias, since patients with an improvement in their QoL may be more likely to respond.…”

“…9 In addition, the study design also included some prospective emphasis, with diary data collected pre-operatively as well as post-operatively. Although this study reported the largest increase in QoL post-tonsillectomy (+35.2), confidence intervals (CIs) were not reported.…”

Effect of tonsillectomy on health-related quality of life and costs

“…Several studies have examined the effects of TE on a patient's HRQoL [5,[11][12][13][14]. However, many of them have been retrospective and limited to children, or the number of participants has been small, or a generic HRQoL instrument was lacking.…”