Assessment of Quality of Life After Ventilation Tube Insertion Using Otitis Media 6-Item (OM-6) Questionnaire
Aims and Objectives: To assess the impact of Ventilation tube insertion on the quality of life of children with otitis media with effusion using OM-6 questionnaire. Materials and methods: The present prospective study was conducted in the Department of ENT, SMGS Hospital on 65 children suffering fro...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Indian journal of otolaryngology, and head, and neck surgery and head, and neck surgery, 2023-04, Vol.75 (Suppl 1), p.97-102 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Aims and Objectives: To assess the impact of Ventilation tube insertion on the quality of life of children with otitis media with effusion using OM-6 questionnaire. Materials and methods: The present prospective study was conducted in the Department of ENT, SMGS Hospital on 65 children suffering from Otitis Media with Effusion-OME (diagnosed by otoscopy and tympanometry after 3-month follow-up) over a period of 1 year from December 2020 to December 2021. Caregivers of all 65 children were subjected to Otitis Media 6-Item (OM-6) questionnaire at the time of admission (preoperative). All 65 children were subjected to ventilation tube insertion (Shephard Grommet) under general anaesthesia. Post-operatively at 6 weeks of ventilation tube insertion, caregivers were again asked to fill OM-6 questionnaire. Results: The mean pre-operative overall OM6 score was 4.59 ± 1.02 and mean postoperative overall OM6 score was 2.22 ± 0.83, the difference being statistically significant (p |
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ISSN: | 2231-3796 0973-7707 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s12070-022-03278-9 |