Living with otosclerosis: disease-specific health-related quality-of-life measurement in patients undergoing stapes surgery.

Susen LailachTina SchenkeIngo BaumannHannah WalterMark PraetoriusThomas BeleitesThomas ZahnertMarcus Neudert

Published in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2017)

Stapes surgery leads to a significant improvement in the hearing handicap and of disease-specific HRQOL. The audiometric parameters were shown as not being a sufficient indicator of social and mental well-being. HRQOL outcome measuring instruments should be used routinely in clinical practice to provide an individualized postoperative assessment.

Keyphrases

patients undergoing
minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
clinical practice
mental health
healthcare
surgical site infection
coronary artery disease
hearing loss
patient reported outcomes