Nasal polyposis and its impact on quality of life: comparison between the effects of medical and surgical treatments

Abstract

These results suggest that NP has considerable impact on a patient's QoL and that both medical and surgical treatment led to similar effects in improving QoL.

Aeroallergen Sensitization Influences Quality of Life and Comorbidities in Patients with Nasal Polyposis

“…In fact, the MCS scores were slightly higher in MCS (50.6 versus 47.69), although they were lower than the values found in the Spanish general population (MCS ϭ 79.7; PCS ϭ 78.8). 12 It has been shown that patients with NP have lower scores in SF-36 than patients with coronary artery disease, asthma, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. 30,31 Hissaria et al 32 published the only study focusing specifically on NP using a modified RSOM-31 questionnaire.…”

“…We used a generic questionnaire, the SF-12, and a specific questionnaire, the RSOM-31. Radenne et al 11 and Alobid et al 12 measured the QoL in patients with NP using the SF-36 questionnaire. Both studies showed significant differences between healthy subjects and patients with NP in all the SF-36 domains, except for physical functioning in Alobid et al 12 Moreover, they also found that patients with NP had lower scores in the MCS than in the PSC, which suggests that NP has a greater impact on mental health than on physical health.…”

“…Radenne et al 11 and Alobid et al 12 measured the QoL in patients with NP using the Short Form 36 (SF-36) questionnaire. Both studies showed significant differences between healthy subjects and patients with NP in all the SF-36 domains, except for physical functioning in Alobid et al 12 Moreover, they also found that patients with NP had lower scores in the mental score than in the physical score, which suggests that NP has a greater impact on mental health than on physical health. 11 NP also has an impact on other aspects of patients' lives and has been found to be associated with erectile dysfunction.…”

Rhinosinusitis - Its Impact on Quality of Life

“…The same group (Alobid et al, 2005) compared, in a randomized trial, medical treatment (53 patients, oral prednisone for two weeks) and surgical treatment (56 patients undergoing ESS) of CRS with nasal polyps. Both groups received intranasal budesonide for 12 months after intervention.…”

Effects of FESS and additional fluticasone propionate nasal drops on psychological well-being in nasal polyposis with asthma

“…A large number of studies have demonstrated poor health-related QoL in NP as well as in asthma with respect to both generic and specific aspects of QoL [7]. NP and asthma symptomology is likely to contribute to poor psychological well-being, of which important aspects include anxiety, mild depression and low vitality, making these patients particularly prone to improvement in psychological aspects of QoL [8]. Support for this has recently been reported from patients with NP and asthma, by assessment with the Short Form 36 (SF-36) [9].…”