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Evaluation of pediatric voice handicap index and pediatric voice related quality of life before and after adenotonsillectomy in pediatric population. 2015

Mohsen Naraghi, and Susan Adil, and Shahin Bastaninejad, and Soheila Dabiran

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Otorhinolaryngology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Rhinology Research Society, Iran.

OBJECTIVE To study changes in Pediatric Voice Handicap Index (PVHI) and Pediatric Voice Related Quality of Life (PVRQOL) before and after adenotonsillectomy in short term follow up. METHODS Quasi-experimental (before and after study). Eighty-six children aged 3-13 years (58 boys, 28 girls) with adenotonsillar problems (whether with obstructive or infectious surgical indications) who were admitted for adenotonsillectomy procedure. Parents of children were asked to complete PVHI and PVRQOL questionnaires prior to surgery and 1 month after it. RESULTS Reliability of the PVRQOL and PVHI was established by evaluation of Cronbach α value. Cronbach α for PVHI was 0.92 and for PVRQOL it was 0.83. Preoperative values for the PVHI were: mean±SD; 14.39±14.65. Preoperative values for the PVRQOL were: mean±SD; 92.60±10.82. PVHI showed significant improvement after surgery: mean±SD; 2.93±6.98 (P<0.001). Postoperative PVRQOL had a significant improvement: mean±SD; 98.11±5.82 (P<0.001). CONCLUSIONS Adenotonsillectomy improved PVHI and PVRQOL scores in children with adenotonsillar problems, regardless of obstructive or infectious surgical indications.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D011788	Quality of Life	A generic concept reflecting concern with the modification and enhancement of life attributes, e.g., physical, political, moral, social environment as well as health and disease.	HRQOL,Health-Related Quality Of Life,Life Quality,Health Related Quality Of Life
D011795	Surveys and Questionnaires	Collections of data obtained from voluntary subjects. The information usually takes the form of answers to questions, or suggestions.	Community Survey,Nonrespondent,Questionnaire,Questionnaires,Respondent,Survey,Survey Method,Survey Methods,Surveys,Baseline Survey,Community Surveys,Methodology, Survey,Nonrespondents,Questionnaire Design,Randomized Response Technique,Repeated Rounds of Survey,Respondents,Survey Methodology,Baseline Surveys,Design, Questionnaire,Designs, Questionnaire,Methods, Survey,Questionnaire Designs,Questionnaires and Surveys,Randomized Response Techniques,Response Technique, Randomized,Response Techniques, Randomized,Survey, Baseline,Survey, Community,Surveys, Baseline,Surveys, Community,Techniques, Randomized Response
D002648	Child	A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL.	Children
D002675	Child, Preschool	A child between the ages of 2 and 5.	Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D005260	Female		Females
D005500	Follow-Up Studies	Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease.	Followup Studies,Follow Up Studies,Follow-Up Study,Followup Study,Studies, Follow-Up,Studies, Followup,Study, Follow-Up,Study, Followup
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000233	Adenoidectomy	Excision of the adenoids. (Dorland, 28th ed)	Adenoidectomies
D000293	Adolescent	A person 13 to 18 years of age.	Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths

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