Saki Nader, Rahim Fakher, Nikakhlagh Soheila, Sarafraz Mozafar, Jafarzadeh Esmat
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery. Imam Khomeini Hospital, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
Department of Epidemiology, Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2014 Jan;66(Suppl 1):267-70. doi: 10.1007/s12070-012-0479-8. Epub 2012 Jan 15.
Otitis media (OM) is one of the most common disorders in childhood and may have a considerable impact on quality of life and functional health status of children. The aim of the study was to assess the quality of life in children with recurrent acute otitis media before and after the treatment by using a questionnaire. A multicentre survey base study. This study was conducted at Imam Khomeini and Apadana Hospitals in the southwestern region of Iran between Sep 2008 and March 2009. Regardless of primary complaint, all patients completed a demographic, health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and OM-6 surveys. A total of 246 patients included in this study. The mean age of patients in this study was 2.62 years. One month follow-up questionnaires were obtained from 180 patients for a 73.17% response rate, and 12 weeks follow-up questionnaires were obtained from 150 patients for a 61.38% response rate. The children with recurrent AOM had poorer scores t. Quality of life of children with three or more episodes of AOM in the preceding year was poorer than that of children with 2-3 episodes.
中耳炎(OM)是儿童期最常见的疾病之一,可能对儿童的生活质量和功能健康状况产生相当大的影响。本研究的目的是通过问卷调查评估复发性急性中耳炎患儿治疗前后的生活质量。一项多中心调查基础研究。本研究于2008年9月至2009年3月在伊朗西南部地区的伊玛目霍梅尼医院和阿帕达纳医院进行。无论主要诉求如何,所有患者均完成了人口统计学、健康相关生活质量(HRQoL)和OM-6调查。本研究共纳入246例患者。本研究中患者的平均年龄为2.62岁。从180例患者中获得了1个月随访问卷,回复率为73.17%,从150例患者中获得了12周随访问卷,回复率为61.38%。复发性急性中耳炎患儿的得分较低。前一年发生3次或更多次急性中耳炎的儿童的生活质量比发生2 - 3次的儿童差。