Prevalence of nasal obstruction and its impact on quality of life in Saudi Arabia

Nasal obstruction is a significant issue influencing the patient's quality of life. Chronic nasal obstruction is frequently associated with other symptoms such as headache, sleep disturbance, and daytime sleepiness. This study aims to investigate the prevalence of nasal obstruction in Saudi Ara...

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Published in:	Journal of family medicine and primary care Vol. 13; no. 2; pp. 572 - 578
Main Authors:	Fageeh, Yahya Ahmed, Basurrah, Mohammed Abdullah, ALAzwari, Khalid Dhaifallah, AlAmri, Mohammed Awadh, AlJuaid, Waleed Mohammed, AlHumaidi, Abdulaziz Abdullah, AlFaqih, Mohammed Hamad, AlAlyani, Osama Mohammed
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	India Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01-02-2024 Wolters Kluwer - Medknow Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
Subjects:	nasal obstruction nose scale Original quality of life saudi arabia Sleep disorders Surveys Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia NOSE scale Nasal obstruction quality of life
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Summary:	Nasal obstruction is a significant issue influencing the patient's quality of life. Chronic nasal obstruction is frequently associated with other symptoms such as headache, sleep disturbance, and daytime sleepiness. This study aims to investigate the prevalence of nasal obstruction in Saudi Arabia and examine its effect on patients' quality of life. This is a cross-sectional study conducted in Saudi Arabia. Data were collected using a self-administered combination of two previously validated questionnaires (the NOSE scale and the WHOQOL-BREF) translated into Arabic. The Mann-Whitney test was used to investigate the association between nasal obstruction prevalence and the participants' QOL. The study included 1039 participants from different regions of Saudi Arabia. The prevalence of nasal obstruction was 60.3% among the participants. Several factors significantly affected the prevalence of nasal obstruction, including sex, suffering from a chronic disease, having a family member with nasal obstruction, and using medications ( < 0.001 for all factors). A better score was shown in the four domains of the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire by the participants who had no nasal obstruction: the physical health domain, psychological health, social relationships, and environment ( < 0.001 for all factors). Quality of life is affected by nasal obstruction. The subjective assessment is essential in evaluating the severity of nasal obstruction disease. It is recommended that healthcare providers use subjective tools combined with objective tools to assess the degree of nasal obstruction severity.
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ISSN:	2249-4863 2278-7135
DOI:	10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_482_23