Table 4.
Prevalence of participants describing preoperative psychological symptom severity on the SNOT-22 instrument (n=374)
| Preoperative Responses: | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychological symptoms: | “No problem” N(%) | “Very mild problem” N(%) | “Mild or slight problem” N(%) | “Moderate problem” N(%) | “Severe problem” N(%) | “Problem as bad as it can be” N(%) |
| “Waking up tired” | 33 (9%) | 29 (8%) | 61 (16%) | 101 (27%) | 96 (26%) | 53 (14%) |
| “Fatigue” | 35 (9%) | 32 (9%) | 59 (16%) | 99 (27%) | 100 (27%) | 48 (13%) |
| “Reduced productivity” | 46 (12%) | 51 (14%) | 61 (16%) | 102 (27%) | 80 (21%) | 33 (9%) |
| “Reduced concentration” | 52 (14%) | 44 (12%) | 80 (21%) | 89 (24%) | 81 (22%) | 27 (7%) |
| “Frustrated/restless/irritable” | 55 (15%) | 57 (15%) | 67 (18%) | 93 (25%) | 72 (19%) | 29 (8%) |
| “Sad” | 142 (38%) | 73 (20%) | 63 (17%) | 57 (15%) | 27 (7%) | 11 (3%) |
| “Embarrassed” | 187 (50%) | 65 (17%) | 52 (14%) | 38 (10%) | 24 (6%) | 7 (2%) |
SNOT-22, 22-item SinoNasal Outcome Test