A Cross Sectional Study on Quality of Life Measurements for Patients with Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media in a Tertiary Care Centre - A Chronic Ear Survey.

ABSTRACT

Introduction: Chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) is achronic suppurative inflammation of mucoperiosteal layer ofthe middle ear cleft appreciated by perforation of the tympanicmembrane. CSOM can severely impact quality of life (QoL)of patients. QoL is the latest indicator of health care. The aimwas to assess the quality of life in CSOM (Chronic suppurativeotitis media) patients in a tertiary care centre.Materials and methods: It was a descriptive epidemiologicalstudy and sample size is approximately 60 using aQuestionnaire by interview method - the CES questionnaire(Activity Restriction, Symptom and Medical Resource).Results: In the end we came to know QoL is not affected inCSOM patients (p<.05) in terms of age, gender with activityrestriction, symptom and medical resource.Conclusion: Hence concluded that quality of life is notaffected in csom patients and though the health seekingbehavior has increased, the knowledge about the disease isminimum. We have to promote health education about thedisease. Further studies with larger sample size necessary toget significant correlation in QoL of csom patients.