Survey of quality of life scale for patients with congenital ear malformation
Ren, Y.-y.; Zhao, S.-q.; Xue, Y.-b.
Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 92(4): 269-271
2012
ISSN/ISBN: 0376-2491 PMID: 22490801 Document Number: 657842
To explore the congenital ear malformation (CEM)-specific quality of life (QOL) and examine the effects of total ear reconstruction surgery for QOL of CEM patients. A self-composed QOL scale was used for 129 patients with congenital external and middle ear malformation. All patients were requested to fill in the QOL scale before and 1 month after ear reconstruction surgery. The level of QOL varied according to the degree of ear malformation. The total QOL score of patients with unilateral and bilateral CEM was 28.5 ± 18.4 and 51.6 ± 23.6, respectively. The total QOL score of patients pre- and post-operation was 21.0 ± 14.0 and 14.2 ± 9.7 respectively. Physiological functions, psychological status and social interactions of the patients were of statistical significance after ear reconstruction surgery compared to that of at pre-operation. Congenital ear malformation-specific QOL scale can show sensitively the changes of QOL of CEM patients. And ear reconstruction surgery is beneficial for the patients.