鼻症状与可能危及生命的并发病有关的影响
Allen S Zhou1, Anthony A Prince1, Alice Z Maxfield1
1Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
概括
鼻症状显著影响一般健康,影响身体,精神和社会福祉. 即使存在严重的并发症,这些影响仍然存在,这凸显了解决鼻健康问题的重要性.
科学领域:
- 耳鼻喉科 耳鼻喉科 耳鼻喉科
- 一般健康结果的结果.
- 患者报告的结果
背景情况:
- 鼻症状可能会影响整体健康,但由于同时出现严重的疾病,它们的影响可能被低估.
- 评估鼻症状对一般健康的独立影响对于准确的患者评估至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 确定鼻症状和并发症对一般健康的影响程度.
- 评估鼻症状对一般健康的影响是否被伴随性疾病所掩盖.
主要方法:
- 进行了一项观察性结局研究,包括219名患有鼻症状的成年患者.
- 患者完成了鼻结局测试 (SNOT-22) 和全球健康简单表格.
- 多变量回归分析评估了鼻症状和并发症 (查尔森并发症指数) 对一般健康的影响.
主要成果:
- 鼻症状与身体,精神,整体和社会健康的下降显著相关 (p < .001).
- 鼻症状对整体健康的负面影响独立于可能危及生命的并发症的存在.
- 鼻腔症状的特定领域 (鼻腔,耳朵,睡眠,心理) 与一般健康结果相关.
结论:
- 鼻症状对一般健康有着实质性的独立影响.
- 伴随性疾病的存在不会减轻鼻症状的影响,这强调了它们的临床意义.
- 调查结果支持增加对导致鼻症状的疾病的资金和资源配置.
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