Table 5.
Prevalence of participants describing postoperative psychological symptom severity on the SNOT-22 instrument (n=374)
| Postoperative 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” | 108 (29%) | 81 (22%) | 54 (14%) | 74 (20%) | 42 (11%) | 15 (4%) |
| “Fatigue” | 120 (32%) | 68 (18%) | 67 (18%) | 70 (19%) | 35 (9%) | 14 (4%) |
| “Reduced productivity” | 160 (43%) | 69 (18%) | 55 (15%) | 53 (14%) | 28 (8%) | 9 (2%) |
| “Reduced concentration” | 161 (43%) | 71 (19%) | 55 (15%) | 53 (14%) | 25 (7%) | 9 (2%) |
| “Frustrated / restless / irritable” | 172 (46%) | 79 (21%) | 44 (12%) | 46 (12%) | 23 (6%) | 10 (3%) |
| “Sad” | 241 (64%) | 62 (17%) | 32 (9%) | 17 (5%) | 17 (5%) | 5 (1%) |
| “Embarrassed” | 273 (73%) | 46 (12%) | 16 (4%) | 21 (6%) | 14 (4%) | 4 (1%) |
SNOT-22, 22-item SinoNasal Outcome Test