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Peñaranda D, Pérez-Herrera LC, Moreno-López S, Noguera L, Hernández D, Martínez D, Peñaranda A. Audiological benefit, quality of life, and factors associated with functional gain in elderly hearing aid users in a developing country between 2017 and 2020: a pre-post-study. BMC Geriatr 2023; 23:376. [PMID: 37337203 DOI: 10.1186/s12877-023-04051-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2022] [Accepted: 05/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/21/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) is the most common auditory deficit in older adults and may lead to quality-of-life deterioration. However, few studies have been performed in low/middle-income countries, particularly in Latin America. This study aimed to assess the audiological benefit, quality of life, and factors associated with functional gain in elderly hearing aid users in the Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá and UNIMEQ-ORL, two otology referral centers in Colombia. DESIGN Pre-post study that included hearing aid users at the otology consult of the Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá and UNIMEQ-ORL between June 2017 and December 2020. Glasgow Benefit Inventory (GBI) and Abbreviated Profile of Hearing Aid Benefit (APHAB) questionnaires were applied. Audiometric (0,5 kHz to 4 kHz) and speech audiometry results were collected. RESULTS A total of 75 participants (132 ears) were included. The mean age was 70.73 years (SD: 12.66). The median hearing aid use in years was 0.71 (IQR: 0.64-0.90). Mean change in speech audiometry was - 26.53dB (95%CI: -28.09, -24.97; p < 0.001), in functional gain was - 21.75dB (-23.81, -19.68; p < 0.001). The mean changes in the APHAB domains were Ease of Communication: -37.85 (95%CI: -43.01; -32.7), Background Noise: -3.51 (-6.06; -0.95), and Aversiveness of Sounds: -6.9 (-2.04; 11.77). The GBI assessment of quality of life showed improvement in 100% of the population after the use of hearing aids. The number of years of hearing aids use was associated with functional gain. CONCLUSION The number of years of hearing aids use may impact on the functional gain in these populations. A significant clinical benefit was found in terms of quality of life, communication, and reverberation related to the use of hearing aids. Access to hearing aids should be granted, and public health strategies are needed to grant the access to hearing rehabilitation in these populations. TRIAL REGISTRATION Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá (Protocol Number: CCEI-12666-2020).
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- Daniel Peñaranda
- Otolaryngology Section, Fundación Universitaria de Ciencias de la Salud, Cra. 19 # 8 A - 32, Bogotá, Colombia
- Otolaryngology and Allergy Research groups, Unidad Médico Quirúrgica de Otorrinolaringología (UNIMEQ-ORL), Av. 9 # 116-20, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Otolaryngology and Allergy Research groups, Unidad Médico Quirúrgica de Otorrinolaringología (UNIMEQ-ORL), Av. 9 # 116-20, Bogotá, Colombia
- School of medicine, Universidad de Los Andes, Cra. 1 Nº 18A - 12, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Otolaryngology and Allergy Research groups, Unidad Médico Quirúrgica de Otorrinolaringología (UNIMEQ-ORL), Av. 9 # 116-20, Bogotá, Colombia
- School of medicine, Universidad de Los Andes, Cra. 1 Nº 18A - 12, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Otolaryngology and Allergy Research groups, Unidad Médico Quirúrgica de Otorrinolaringología (UNIMEQ-ORL), Av. 9 # 116-20, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Otolaryngology and Allergy Research groups, Unidad Médico Quirúrgica de Otorrinolaringología (UNIMEQ-ORL), Av. 9 # 116-20, Bogotá, Colombia
- Otolaryngology Department, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Av. Cra. 30 #45- 03, Bogotá, Colombia
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- School of medicine, Universidad de Los Andes, Cra. 1 Nº 18A - 12, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Otolaryngology and Allergy Research groups, Unidad Médico Quirúrgica de Otorrinolaringología (UNIMEQ-ORL), Av. 9 # 116-20, Bogotá, Colombia.
- School of medicine, Universidad de Los Andes, Cra. 1 Nº 18A - 12, Bogotá, Colombia.
- Otolaryngology Department, Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá, Cra. 7 #117 - 15, Bogotá, Colombia.
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Green FR, Sanders MI, Davies P, Mirza S, Sinha S. Quality of life outcomes after transnasal endoscopic pituitary surgery using the Glasgow Benefit Inventory. Br J Neurosurg 2022; 36:720-727. [PMID: 35938178 DOI: 10.1080/02688697.2022.2106352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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PURPOSE This study assesses postoperative quality-of-life outcomes via the Glasgow Benefit Inventory (GBI) in patients undergoing transnasal endoscopic pituitary surgery for pituitary adenoma. METHODS This was a retrospective cohort study in a UK tertiary referral centre. 145 patients who had undergone transnasal endoscopic pituitary surgery for pituitary adenoma over a 6-year period at one institution completed the GBI with at least 3 months' follow up. Patients with prior radiotherapy were excluded. The GBI is a patient-reported outcome measure that assesses post-intervention outcomes in three domains: 'general' functioning, 'social support' and 'physical' functioning. Pre- and post-operative visual loss scores were additionally assessed via a 1-5 Likert scale. GBI scores were assessed alongside these visual loss scores, clinical and surgical parameters and demographics. RESULTS Mean age was 59.5 years (range 20-87 years) and mean follow up was 36 months. A total of 46 of 145 (31.7%) patients had secreting tumours. The most common primary symptom was visual loss. Mean total score for all patients was positive (+8.4); with 'general' domain score the most positive (+10.5). All patient groups had overall positive, 'general' and 'social support' domain scores. Patients with Cushing's disease reported significantly higher mean total scores (+29.6) than all other groups. Acromegaly (+7.9) and non-functioning adenoma (NFA) groups (+5.2) reported lower mean total scores. 'Physical' domain mean scores were negative for acromegaly and NFA groups. There was statistical significance between a pre- to post-operative improvement in visual score and mean total GBI score (p = 0.02) and mean 'general' domain GBI score (p = 0.02). CONCLUSIONS These findings can aid preoperative counselling of patients undergoing this surgery. Those with NFA and no anticipated improvement to visual loss symptoms may be advised of possible worsened physical outcomes and of the option to delay the surgery until symptoms are present.
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- Frederick R Green
- Ear, Nose and Throat Department, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Sheffield, UK
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- Neurosurgery Department, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Sheffield, UK
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- Ear, Nose and Throat Department, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Sheffield, UK
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- Ear, Nose and Throat Department, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Sheffield, UK
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- Neurosurgery Department, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Sheffield, UK
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Brumer N, Elkins E, Hillyer J, Hazlewood C, Parbery-Clark A. Relationships Between Health-Related Quality of Life and Speech Perception in Bimodal and Bilateral Cochlear Implant Users. Front Psychol 2022; 13:859722. [PMID: 35572246 PMCID: PMC9096554 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.859722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Purpose Previous studies examining the relationship between health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and speech perception ability in cochlear implant (CI) users have yielded variable results, due to a range of factors, such as a variety of different HRQoL questionnaires and CI speech testing materials in addition to CI configuration. In order to decrease inherent variability and better understand the relationship between these measures in CI users, we administered a commonly used clinical CI speech testing battery as well as two popular HRQoL questionnaires in bimodal and bilateral CI users. Methods The Glasgow Benefit Inventory (GBI), a modified five-factor version of the GBI (GBI-5F), and the Nijmegen Cochlear Implant Questionnaire (NCIQ) were administered to 25 CI users (17 bimodal and 8 bilateral). Speech perception abilities were measured with the AzBio sentence test in several conditions (e.g., quiet and noise, binaural, and first-ear CI only). Results Higher performance scores on the GBI general subscore were related to greater binaural speech perception ability in noise. There were no other relationships between the GBI or NCIQ and speech perception ability under any condition. Scores on many of the GBI-5F factors were substantially skewed and asymmetrical; therefore, correlational analyses could not be applied. Across all participants, binaural speech perception scores were greater than first-ear CI only scores. Conclusion The GBI general subscore was related to binaural speech perception, which is considered the everyday listening condition of bimodal and bilateral CI users, in noise; while the more CI-specific NCIQ did not relate to speech perception ability in any listening condition. Future research exploring the relationships between the GBI, GBI-5F, and NCIQ considering bimodal and bilateral CI configurations separately is warranted.
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- Nadav Brumer
- Auditory Research Laboratory, Swedish Neuroscience Institute, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Auditory Research Laboratory, Swedish Neuroscience Institute, Seattle, WA, United States
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- College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, United States
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- Auditory Research Laboratory, Swedish Neuroscience Institute, Seattle, WA, United States
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Mabvuure NT, Pinto-Lopes R, Bolton L, Tzafetta K. Lower lip depressor reanimation using anterior belly of digastric muscle transfer improves psychological wellbeing in facial palsy patients. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2021; 60:299-307. [PMID: 34839999 DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2021.07.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2021] [Accepted: 07/04/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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The authors previously published positive peer-reviewed (21 raters using the Terzis scale) and photogrammetric (Emotrics) outcomes in patients who had undergone two-stage lower lip reanimations up to 2018. Other series have published surgeon and peer-rated results, but we know of only two (n=12) that have assessed patients' views using patient satisfaction surveys. This paper presents patient-rated outcomes (PROMS) in an 11-year series of both single and two-stage anterior belly of digastric muscle (ABDM) lower lip reanimations. Demographics, paralysis characteristics, operative details, and complications were recorded. Patients were telephoned and requested to complete the Glasgow Benefit Inventory (GBI) to assess patient-rated outcomes. Thirty-two patients were eligible (mean age 36.4 years). Twenty-one (63.6%) completed the GBI (mean score +33.3). More patients reported benefit than detriment (95.2% vs 4.8%). Complications were infrequent and included three cases of superficial infections and one of dermatitis. Four patients (12.5%) underwent minor revisions, mostly lipofilling of lip notches. The median (range) duration of follow up was 2.8 (0.3 - 8.5) years. ABDM transfer for lower lip reanimation is a safe, low morbidity procedure that enhances the psychological wellbeing of patients with facial palsy.
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- St Andrews' Centre for Plastic Surgery, Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, UK
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- St Andrews' Centre for Plastic Surgery, Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, UK
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- St Andrews' Centre for Plastic Surgery, Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, UK
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Shen Y, Xiao L, Luo Q, Feng Y, Zheng Z. [Evaluation of the validity and reliability of the Chinese version of Glasgow Benefit Inventory]. Lin Chung Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2020; 34:689-694. [PMID: 32842199 PMCID: PMC10127925 DOI: 10.13201/j.issn.2096-7993.2020.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Objective:To evaluate the validity and reliability of the Chinese version of Glasgow Benefit Inventory. Method:Using the Chinese version of Glasgow benefit inventory(C-GBI) to evaluate how the otorhinolaryngological(ORL) interventions have altered the quality of life of 98 cases of ORL department and analyze the validity and reliability of the test results, which is assessed by content validity, construct validity, internal consistency and split-half reliability. Result:The results show that the C-GBI has 3 dimensions and 18 items. The content validity of C-GBI is acceptable. Three factors were extracted by exploratory factor analysis. Since item No. 10 matched Factor 3 in error, we decided to delete it after discussions. After this adjustment, exploratory factor analysis yielded with an three-factor solution, explaining 70.32% of the total variance and the loading coefficient for each of the 17 C-GBI questions is above 0.4. The results also show good convergent validity and discriminant validity. Reliability using Cronbach α, Spearman-Brown and Guttman Split-Half was higher than 0.6 for total score and its three subscales of the adjusted C-GBI. Conclusion:After deleting one item of the C-GBI which matched factor in error, we found that the adjusted C-GBI shows good reliability and validity. It can help Chinese clinicians evaluate how the ORL interventions have altered the health status of patients.
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- Ying Shen
- 1Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery,Shanghai Jiaotong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital;Otolaryngology Institute of Shanghai Jiaotong University,Shanghai,200233,China
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- 1Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery,Shanghai Jiaotong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital;Otolaryngology Institute of Shanghai Jiaotong University,Shanghai,200233,China
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- 1Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery,Shanghai Jiaotong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital;Otolaryngology Institute of Shanghai Jiaotong University,Shanghai,200233,China
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- 1Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery,Shanghai Jiaotong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital;Otolaryngology Institute of Shanghai Jiaotong University,Shanghai,200233,China
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- 1Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery,Shanghai Jiaotong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital;Otolaryngology Institute of Shanghai Jiaotong University,Shanghai,200233,China
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Andersen JH, Kjeldsen AD. Patient-recorded benefit from nasal closure in a Danish cohort of patients with hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2019; 277:791-800. [PMID: 31845036 DOI: 10.1007/s00405-019-05758-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2019] [Accepted: 12/05/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Nasal closure, also known as the modified Young's procedure was introduced in Denmark in 2008, as a surgical solution to severe epistaxis in patients with hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT). The objective of this study was to report the overall satisfaction of the procedure from a patient's point of view as well as the occurrence of complications. METHODS All the HHT patients who underwent nasal closure from 2008 to 2018 were included in the study. The patients were evaluated for postoperative complications and subjective outcome using Glasgow Benefit Inventory (GBI). RESULTS Ten patients were included in the study and were observed for a mean of 64 months. None of the patients was completely free of complications, and reversal was requested in a single case. Haemoglobin levels rose with an average of 2.8 g/dl. The average GBI score after surgery was 38.05. Nine of ten patients would recommend nasal closure to fellow HHT patients. CONCLUSION Nasal closure is highly recommended among patients, but due to the rate of postoperative complications, the procedure should be reserved for a carefully selected group of HHT patients.
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- Jonas Hjelm Andersen
- Department of ORL-Head and Neck Surgery, Odense University Hospital, 5000, Odense C, Denmark
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- Department of ORL-Head and Neck Surgery, Odense University Hospital, 5000, Odense C, Denmark.
- Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
- HHT-WG VASCERN (European Reference Network for Vascular Disease), Paris, France.
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Redfors YD, Jönsson R, Tideholm B, Finizia C. Psychometric properties of the Swedish version of the Glasgow Benefit Inventory in otosclerosis subjects. Laryngoscope Investig Otolaryngol 2019; 4:673-677. [PMID: 31890887 PMCID: PMC6929569 DOI: 10.1002/lio2.320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2019] [Accepted: 10/13/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the psychometric properties of the Swedish version of the Glasgow Benefit Inventory (GBI). METHODS A prospective multicenter cohort study was conducted. A total of 123 otosclerosis subjects were included in the study. The subjects were divided in three groups based on the following interventions: (a) stapedotomy without any prior hearing-aid rehabilitation (n = 60); (b) hearing-aid rehabilitation without any prior stapedotomy (n = 33); and (c) stapedotomy with prior hearing-aid rehabilitation (n = 30). Pre- and post-operative pure tone audiometry were measured. The Swedish version of the GBI was completed by the subjects 6 months after the intervention. Test-retest reliability and internal consistency, factor analysis, construct validity, and criterion validity, was assessed. RESULTS The Swedish version of the GBI was well accepted by the subjects. It showed good psychometric properties with an overall high reliability. Factor analysis resulted in a 5-factor solution explaining 66.6% of the variance where factors 1 and 2 represented the general health domain. CONCLUSIONS Overall, the Swedish version of the GBI showed good psychometric properties. Based on the factor analyses, there is the possibility that the general health domain should be divided in two separate domains: general health and psychosocial health. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE 2c.
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- Ylva Dahlin Redfors
- Department of OtorhinolaryngologyInstitute of Clinical Science, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of GothenburgGothenburgSweden
- Department of OtorhinolaryngologySahlgrenska University HospitalGothenburgSweden
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- Department of OtorhinolaryngologyInstitute of Clinical Science, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of GothenburgGothenburgSweden
- Department of OtorhinolaryngologySahlgrenska University HospitalGothenburgSweden
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- Division of Ear, Nose and Throat DiseasesKarolinska InstitutetStockholmSweden
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- Department of OtorhinolaryngologyInstitute of Clinical Science, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of GothenburgGothenburgSweden
- Department of OtorhinolaryngologySahlgrenska University HospitalGothenburgSweden
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Hope N, Smith CP, Cullen JR, McCluney N. A retrospective study of patient outcomes and satisfaction following pinnaplasty. Patient Relat Outcome Meas 2016; 7:49-53. [PMID: 27307775 PMCID: PMC4889095 DOI: 10.2147/prom.s99622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Up to 5% of all children have prominent ears. Psychological distress and bullying adversely affect these children and can cause significant social exclusion. In times of austerity, cosmetic procedures such as surgical correction of prominent ears are felt to be an unnecessary cost to the health service. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective case note review of all patients undergoing pinnaplasty was undertaken. Postoperative outcomes were compared against the Royal College of Surgeons of England standards. The Glasgow Benefit Inventory, a validated post-intervention questionnaire, was then posted out to all patients. RESULTS A total of 72 patients were identified. Average age at procedure was 13 years. Eleven patients were above the age of 19 years. Twenty-eight patients were male and forty-four female. Sixty-two cases underwent bilateral pinnaplasty. No patients developed hematoma, and there were no readmissions within 30 days of surgery. Twenty-nine patients responded to the questionnaire (40%), of whom 27 reported a positive impact on their psychosocial well-being with a mean score of 36. CONCLUSION Pinnaplasty offers patients an opportunity to alleviate the psychological distress of bullying and harassment secondary to the appearance of prominent ears.
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- Nicholas Hope
- Northern Ireland Medical and Dental Training Agency, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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- Northern Ireland Medical and Dental Training Agency, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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- Head and Neck Unit, Altnagelvin Area Hospital, Derry, Northern Ireland, UK
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- Head and Neck Unit, Altnagelvin Area Hospital, Derry, Northern Ireland, UK
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OBJECT Prospective studies of quality of life (QOL) are infrequently performed in patients undergoing surgery for vestibular schwannoma (VS). The authors designed this to study to investigate health-related QOL (HR-QOL) in patients with large and giant VSs before and after surgery. METHODS Between January 2009 and December 2012, HR-QOL was measured prospectively before and after surgery, using the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36), in 100 patients who underwent surgery for unilateral large or giant VS (tumor size≥3 cm). The Glasgow Benefit Inventory (GBI) was also used to evaluate the effect of surgery. RESULTS A total of 100 patients were included in the study (65 men and 35 women). Their mean age (±SD) was 44.2±11.5 years. The preoperative QOL was decreased in all SF-36 domains. A 1-year follow-up evaluation was conducted for all patients (mean 13.5±5.3 months after surgery). The results showed an improvement in HR-QOL compared with preoperative status in all cases, with 63%-85% of patients showing a minimum clinically important difference (MCID) in various domains. A second follow-up evaluation was performed in 51 cases (mean time after surgery, 29.0±8.3 months) and showed sustained improvement in SF-36 scores. In some domains there was further improvement beyond the first follow-up. On the GBI, 87% of patients reported improvement, 1% felt no change, and 12% of patients reported deterioration. CONCLUSIONS Patients harboring large or giant VSs score lower on all the QOL domains compared with the normative population. More than 60% showed a clinically significant improvement in HR-QOL 1 year after surgery, a result that was sustained at subsequent follow-up.
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- Mazda K Turel
- Department of Neurological Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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Sandooram D, Hornigold R, Grunfeld B, Thomas N, Kitchen ND, Gleeson M. The Effect of Observation versus Microsurgical Excision on Quality of Life in Unilateral Vestibular Schwannoma: A Prospective Study. Skull Base 2011; 20:47-54. [PMID: 20592858 DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1242985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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With the emergence of three effective management options for vestibular schwannoma and the drastic reduction in mortality rate, the last two decades have seen increasing attention being paid to health-related quality of life. The vast majority of quality of life studies have been retrospective. We prospectively assessed quality of life of vestibular schwannoma patients before and after conservative or microsurgical management. We performed a prospective observational study conducted at a tertiary referral center between October 2001 and October 2003. Patients were divided into two groups: conservative management and microsurgery. Quality of life was assessed using the Medical Outcome Study 36-Item Short Form (SF-36) and Glasgow Benefit Inventory (GBI). The questionnaires were administered at initial assessment, 1 month, 3 months, and 6 months in both groups. Thirty-three patients completed the study, 18 in the conservative group and 15 in the microsurgical group. One month after microsurgery, SF-36 scores were significantly reduced within three of eight domains; however, 3 months after microsurgery, no significant difference existed in patients' scores on any of the SF-36 domains compared with preoperatively, and at 6 months there was a significant improvement in one domain compared with preoperatively. There was no significant difference in overall quality of life alteration (GBI total score) between microsurgery and conservative management. The improved quality of life of patients 6 months after microsurgery (relative to preoperatively, and in comparison with an age- and sex- matched population) is a new finding that has not been previously documented in the literature.
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- Dosh Sandooram
- Department of Otolaryngology and Skull Base Surgery, Guy's Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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