title: [Quality of life after adenotonsillectomy for obstructive sleep apnea in children].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study changes in quality of life in children after adenotonsillectomy for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) documented by full night polysomnography.
  
  
  METHODS
  Children with OSA who fit the standard have been selected. They were asked to complete the OSA 18 quality of life survey before adenotonsillectomy and between 6 and 18 months after surgery. Scores from the preoperative and postoperative surveys were compared using the paired t test.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean total OSA 18 score was 70.59 (SD=15.015) before surgery and 39.94 (SD=14.232) after surgery. The changes in total score, in the scores for sleep disturbance, physical symptoms, emotional symptoms, daytime functioning, and caregiver concerns, and for each item of the OSA 18 survey was highly significant (P<0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  OSA has a relevant impact on quality of life and the children show a marked improvements after adenotonsillectomy.
authors: Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Affiliated Beijing Children's Hospital of Capital University of Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100045, China.
authors: Jing
authors: J
authors: Zhao
authors: Jie
authors: J
authors: Zhang
authors: Yamei
authors: Y
authors: Xhang
authors: Bei
authors: B
authors: Li
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011184:Postoperative Period; D011788:Quality of Life; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000523:psychology* / Q000601:surgery; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014068:Tonsillectomy