title: [Evaluation of quality-of-life and therapeutic effects of endoscopic sinus surgery in patients with chronic rhino-sinusitis using the SNOT-20 questionnaire].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the therapeutic effects of endoscopic sinus surgery on symptoms and quality of life of patients with chronic rhino-sinusitis (CRS).
  
  
  METHODS
  A survey of symptoms and quality of life was conducted using Sino-nasal Outcome Test-20 (SNOT-20) questionnaire with 76 patients before and after endoscopic sinus surgery. The overall effect of endoscopic sinus surgery on CRS was subjectively self-evaluated by patient.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After 6 months following-up, the total SNOT-20 score of patients was significantly decreased from the baseline (P<0.001). The most important 5-items were found to be "thick nasal discharge", "need to blow nose", "dizziness", "frontal pain", and "lack of a good sleep". Other items, related to sleep and emotion, were also significantly improved: the proportion of responses of "much improved", "improved" and "no-improved" were 56.3%, 33.3%, 10.4%, respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Endoscopic sinus surgery demonstrated positive effects on symptoms and quality of life of CRS patients.
authors: Department of ENT, Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China.
authors: Zhuqing
authors: Z
authors: Zhong
authors: Manhong
authors: M
authors: Li
authors: Tiansheng
authors: T
authors: Wang
authors: Guolin
authors: G
authors: Tan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009298:Nasal Polyps / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D011788:Quality of Life; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult