Quality of life improvement in children with otitis media with effusion post ventilation tube insertion: A prospective cohort study.

IF 1.7 4区医学 Q2 MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL

Saudi Medical Journal Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI:10.15537/smj.2025.46.2.20240893

Abdullah S Alkhaldi, Lama M AlSahli, Sultan A Al-Ibraheem, Muataz H Alhashem, Fahad A Al-Saab

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Abstract

Objectives: To study is to establish the OM-6 scores in Saudi children with OME and subjectively assess the change in QoL following VT insertion. The Otitis Media 6 (OM-6) questionnaire is a widely used measure of the quality of life (QoL) in children with otitis media with effusion (OME). Myringotomy with ventilation tube (VT) insertion is indicated when OME persists with clinically documented hearing impairment.

Methods: The present study is a prospective cohort study investigating the QoL of children with OME using a validated OM-6 questionnaire. The caregivers of 100 children were subjected to the questionnaire preoperatively from January 2023 to December 2023. All included patients underwent bilateral myringotomy and VT insertion with adenoidectomy under general anaesthesia. Caregivers were asked to complete the OM-6 questionnaire three months postoperatively to assess the change in QoL.

Results: A total of 100 children were enrolled in this study. The average OM-6 score was 16 before surgery and reduced to 7 after surgery. There is a statistically significant reduction in the score after the surgery (p<0.001). While considering the OM-6 score separately, the Wilcoxon signed rank test shows that, there is statistically significant reduction in the average score of all the variables except caregiver concern, which remained the same pre and post-surgery (p<0.001).

Conclusion: The QoL of children with OME measured by OM-6 questionnaire significantly improved following VT insertion.

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Saudi Medical Journal 医学-医学：内科

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2.30

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6.20%

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203

审稿时长

12 months

期刊介绍： The Saudi Medical Journal is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal. It is an open access journal, with content released under a Creative Commons attribution-noncommercial license. The journal publishes original research articles, review articles, Systematic Reviews, Case Reports, Brief Communication, Brief Report, Clinical Note, Clinical Image, Editorials, Book Reviews, Correspondence, and Student Corner.