Role of social determinants of health on quality of life in pediatric chronic rhinosinusitis

Ryan S Ziltzer; Sameer Shetty; Dominic Coutinho; Rafka Chaiban; Chadi A Makary

doi:10.1002/alr.23420

Role of social determinants of health on quality of life in pediatric chronic rhinosinusitis

Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2024 Nov;14(11):1827-1829. doi: 10.1002/alr.23420. Epub 2024 Jul 31.

Authors

Ryan S Ziltzer¹, Sameer Shetty², Dominic Coutinho², Rafka Chaiban³, Chadi A Makary¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA.
² West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA.
³ Department of Pediatrics, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA.

PMID: 39083292
DOI: 10.1002/alr.23420

Abstract

Social determinants of health link to worse quality of life in pediatric chronic rhinosinusitis. The area deprivation index (ADI) may serve to predict health disparities in these patients.

Keywords: area deprivation index; chronic rhinosinusitis; otolaryngology; pediatrics; quality of life; rhinology; social determinants of health.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Child
Chronic Disease
Humans
Quality of Life*
Rhinitis* / epidemiology
Rhinitis* / psychology
Rhinosinusitis
Sinusitis* / epidemiology
Sinusitis* / psychology
Social Determinants of Health*