title: Quality of life after septorhinoplasty measured with the Functional Rhinoplasty Outcome Inventory 17 (FROI-17).
abstract: Quality of life measurements in septorhinoplasty patients so far have taken place only to a small extent. The aim of the present study was a prospective measurement of disease-specific quality of life with a newly developed and validated instrument, the Functional Rhinoplasty Outcome Inventory 17 (FROI-17).
  
  
  
  The patients completed the FROI-17 and the Rhinoplasty Outcome Evaluation (ROE) as disease-specific instruments preoperatively as well as 12 months postoperatively. As a general instrument, the Short Form 36 Health Survey (SF-36) was used. Furthermore, additional general questions were answered at both time points.
  
  
  
  Out of the 103 patients, 69 patients (32 men, 37 women) responded after 12 months (response rate 67%). Thirteen patients (18%) were not satisfied with the result of surgery. However, all scales of FROI-17 and also ROE showed a significant postoperative improvement of subjective assessments by the patients. In the SF-36, this was true in 2 out of 8 scales (mental health and role-functioning physical). Furthermore, we found significant correlations between the FROI-17 and the SF-36 scales but not between the ROE and the SF-36 scales.
  
  
  
  The disease-specific quality of life was significantly improved by septorhinoplasty. FROI-17 scales detect more functional aspects compared with the ROE thus establishing significant correlations with general quality of life measured by SF-36. The application of both FROI-17 and ROE in future clinical trials in septorhinoplasty patients is recommended.
authors.forename: Olcay Cem
authors.initials: OC
authors.lastname: Bulut
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wallner
authors.forename: Peter K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Plinkert
authors.forename: Sebastian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Prochnow
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kuhnt
authors.forename: Ingo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Baumann
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000601:surgery; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011788:Quality of Life; D012225:Rhinoplasty; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires