Aldrees Turki, Almatrafi Sharif, Musallam Norah, Alroqi Ahmad
Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, SAU.
Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Security Forces Hospital, Riyadh, SAU.
Cureus. 2023 Jun 17;15(6):e40579. doi: 10.7759/cureus.40579. eCollection 2023 Jun.
Background This study aims to evaluate the effect of the COVID-19 lockdown period on chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) symptoms control. Methodology This cross-sectional study was carried out on adult patients (aged ≥18 years) who visited King Abdulaziz University Hospital within six months before the lockdown starting date. Background information, including patients' diagnosis, presence of rhinitis, number of previous surgeries, and medications, was collected. CRS symptom burden was measured using a validated Arabic version of the 22-item Sino-Nasal Outcome Test (SNOT-22). Study participants were required to complete the survey two months after the start of the lockdown. Results Out of 66 patients, 43 agreed to participate. The majority of respondents (34, 75.6%) were diagnosed with CRS with nasal polyps. The study revealed no differences between pre- and post-lockdown total symptom scores. Conclusions The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the health system worldwide in many ways. Regarding the scope of our study, CRS symptoms, fortunately, did not worsen with the pandemic. This is considered the first reported study to assess such symptom control among people with CRS in Saudi Arabia during the COVID-19 lockdown period.
背景 本研究旨在评估新冠疫情封锁期对慢性鼻-鼻窦炎（CRS）症状控制的影响。方法 本横断面研究针对在封锁开始日期前六个月内就诊于阿卜杜勒阿齐兹国王大学医院的成年患者（年龄≥18岁）开展。收集了包括患者诊断、鼻炎情况、既往手术次数及用药情况等背景信息。使用经过验证的阿拉伯语版22项鼻鼻窦结局测试（SNOT-22）来衡量CRS症状负担。研究参与者被要求在封锁开始两个月后完成调查。结果 在66名患者中，43名同意参与。大多数受访者（34名，75.6%）被诊断为伴有鼻息肉的CRS。研究显示封锁前后的总症状评分无差异。结论 新冠疫情在许多方面影响了全球卫生系统。就我们的研究范围而言，幸运的是，CRS症状在疫情期间并未恶化。这被认为是沙特阿拉伯在新冠疫情封锁期评估CRS患者此类症状控制情况的首项报道研究。
