Review Article
Year: 2023 | Month: April-June | Volume: 8 | Issue: 2 | Pages: 525-529
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijshr.20230270
Factors Affecting the Quality of Life Among Patients with Chronic Rhinosinusitis: An Integrative Review
L. Thone1, Neethu Paul2, Sreenivas V3, Bindhu Mathew4, Shreemayee Panda5
1MSc Nursing Student, Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, St. John’s College of Nursing, Bangalore, India, 560034
2Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, St. John’s College of Nursing, Bangalore, India, 560034
3Professor, Department of ENT, St. John’s Medical College Hospital, Bangalore, India, 560034
4Professor, Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, St. John’s College of Nursing, Bangalore, India, 560034
5Tutor, Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, St. John’s College of Nursing, Bangalore, India, 560034
Corresponding Author: L. Thone
ABSTRACT
Chronic rhinosinusitis, a very common inflammatory disease, is known to have a high symptom burden from nasal as well as extra-nasal symptoms, which have a detrimental effect on the quality of life amongst patients with Chronic Rhinosinusitis. Patients with chronic rhinosinusitis experience a low quality of life, which is affected by several factors.
The aim of this study is to summarize the various factors affecting the quality of life of patients with chronic rhinosinusitis. 21 articles were referred, which were obtained from PubMed, Google Scholar, and Research Gate databases (search of terms "chronic rhinosinusitis", "CRS," "Quality of life," or "QoL" separately or combined) and is limited to articles published in English.
This review found that the health-related quality of life among patients with Chronic Rhinosinusitis is affected by various factors such as the severity of its symptoms, the presence of any other co-morbidities, depression symptoms, socio-economic status, environmental factors, gender, and age.
Keywords: Chronic rhinosinusitis, quality of life