Prevalence and Risk Factor of Chronic Rhinosinusitis and the Impact on Quality of Life in Students of the Medical Faculty Christian University of Indonesia in 2018

Abstract

Chronic Rhinosinusitis (CRS) is an inflammation of nasal mucose dan paranasal sinuses with ≥ two symptoms, one of which should be nasal blockage/ obstruction or nasal discharge (anterior/ posterior nasal drip) that happened for ≥ 12 Weeks. CRS affects 5-15% adult population in Europe and the United States of America, with a prevalence of 2-4% that doctors have diagnosed. The risk factors of CRS that quite often happened on CRS is allergic rhinitis. CRS also often happened in women. CRS also impact the patient's quality of life. This study aims to know the prevalence and risk factor of CRS and the impact on quality of life on 160 students of the Medical Faculty Christian University of Indonesia uses a validated questionnaire and SNOT-22 questionnaire. This study uses a descriptive method with a cross-sectional approach. The results of CRS prevalence in this study are 71 students (44,4%), with a gender distribution are 52 students (53,2%). The correlation of allergic history suspect with CRS is proven by a statistic test using chi-square with results P=0,003 (P>0,05) with a majority of the distribution is allergic rhinitis are 60 students (90,1%). All respondents answered that CRS impacts their quality of life with most of the symptoms: nasal blockage/ obstruction and 36 students (57,7%). Keywords: Chronic Rhinosinusitis, Nasal Mucosa Inflammation, Allergic History, Allergic Rhinitis, Gender, Quality of Life.