We explore the association between adulthood employment patterns and later life health among men and women in four liberal regime countries: two from Europe (England and Switzerland) and two from the Americas (United States and Chile). We carefully harmonized life-history data from the surveys SHARE (N = 1,143), HRS (N = 4,006), ELSA (N = 3,083), and EVDA (N = 802). The samples included individuals born between 1944 and 1954, with information on employment histories from age 15 to 65 and on 11 health outcomes in later life.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Midline nasal masses are rare and challenging for surgeons. This study examined the site with the highest risk of recurrence following midline nasal mass excisions.
Methods: Surgical outcomes were retrospectively reviewed following excision of midline nasal masses between 2010 and 2022 in the predominantly pediatric patient cohort.
Bronchiectasis is an etiologically heterogeneous, chronic, and often progressive respiratory disease characterized by irreversible bronchial dilation. It is frequently associated with significant symptom burden, multiple complications, and reduced quality of life. For several years, there has been a marked global increase in the prevalence of bronchiectasis, which is linked to a substantial economic burden on healthcare systems.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Currently, there is an intensive discussion about enhancing and expanding outpatient rhinosurgical procedures. Many questions about how to stratify into out- and inpatient procedures are still not sufficiently clarified. Particularly, the use of nasal packing materials is not adequately discussed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Promoting older workers' health in the context of increasing labor force participation and skill shortages is crucial. Examining job resource profiles offers a promising approach to understanding how to promote and maintain the health of older workers within the workplace. However, it is unclear how different job resources interact within distinct worker subgroups.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a heterogeneous condition characterized by local chronic inflammation of the mucous membranes of the nose and paranasal sinuses. It affects approximately 5% of the population.
Methods: This review is based on relevant publications retrieved by a selective search of the literature, with particular attention to current national and international guidelines.
Background: Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) has a negative impact on health-related quality of life (HRQoL). Functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) is the treatment of choice for those not responding to medical treatments. To date, the short-term effects of FESS on HRQoL are still unclear.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Otitis media and sinusitis are common childhood infections, typically mild with good outcomes. Recent studies show a rise in intracranial abscess cases in children, raising concerns about a link to COVID-19. This study compares a decade of data on these cases before and after the pandemic.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a complex systemic disease involving numerous organ systems. With improved treatment options and increasing life expectancy of persons with CF (PwCF), extrapulmonary manifestations are coming increasingly into the focus. From birth, almost all PwCF have radiologically detectable pathologies in the upper airways attributable to CF-associated chronic rhinosinusitis (CF-CRS).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCystic Fibrosis (CF) is the most common autosomal recessive genetic multisystemic disease. In Germany, it affects at least 8000 people. The disease is caused by mutations in the Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (CFTR) gene leading to dysfunction of CFTR, a transmembrane chloride channel.
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February 2024
Objective: Orbital complications account for approximately 74-85 % of all complications of acute sinusitis, affect the pediatric population more frequently, and can have devastating consequences. In the years following the COVID-19 pandemic (2022, 2023), a high number of children presented to our clinic with orbital complications. 1)Has there been an increase in orbital complications in the post-covid era? 2)To what extent has the use of MRI reduced radiation in pediatric patients?
Design: In our retrospective data analysis, all pediatric patients (age 0-16 years) treated at a university ENT clinic during the period 01/2014-06/2023 who presented with an orbital complication of rhinosinusitis were included.
Objectives: Existing literature has demonstrated that both motivation to change and mindfulness are associated with therapy outcomes in samples with mental disorders. Between the constructs of mindfulness and motivation to change occurs some theoretical-related and empirical overlap. However, it is still little known about the association of these two constructs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Previous studies using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrated early onset and progression of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) from infancy to school age, and response to lumacaftor/ivacaftor (LUM/IVA) therapy in children with cystic fibrosis (CF). However, the effect of elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor (ELX/TEZ/IVA) on CRS detected by MRI in children with CF and at least one F508del mutation, and potential incremental effects of ELX/TEZ/IVA compared to LUM/IVA in F508del homozygous children have not been studied.
Methods: 30 children with CF with at least one F508del mutation underwent three longitudinal paranasal sinus MRI before (MRI1), without (n = 16) or with LUM/IVA therapy (n = 14, MRI2), and with ELX/TEZ/IVA therapy (MRI3, mean age at therapy initiation 11.
Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) and cystic fibrosis (CF) are characterized by inherited impaired mucociliary clearance leading to chronic progressive lung disease as well as chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). The diseases share morphological and functional commonalities on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the lungs and paranasal sinuses, but comparative MRI studies are lacking. To determine whether PCD shows different associations of pulmonary and paranasal sinus abnormalities on MRI and lung function test results in children (infants to adolescents) compared with children with CF.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPsychological assessment plays a crucial role in the preoperative phase of septorhinoplasty (SRPL), exerting potential influence on both pre- and postoperative aspects of quality of life (QoL). In this prospective study, SRPL patients were systematically screened using two validated questionnaires for body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) and one each for anxiety, depression, and somatic symptom disorder (SSD). Nasal perception was evaluated utilizing two disease-specific, self-report instruments: The Rhinoplasty Outcomes Evaluation (ROE) and the Functional Rhinoplasty Outcome Inventory-17 (FROI-17).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Various surgical techniques using transpalatinal, transseptal, and transnasal approaches for surgical repair of choanal atresia have been developed over the past 200 years. Endoscopic endonasal surgery with resection of dorsal septal parts and without the use of stents is the current scientific trend, as high success rates with low complication rates can be achieved. This study examined whether this technique has actually become standard in Germany, and also investigates the role played by stents.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPediatric chronic rhinosinusitis (PCRS) differs from adult chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) in several aspects. The confrontation with the environment takes place in the growing sinus system, and the immune system is also developing. The inflammatory mechanisms differ to some extent from those of adult CRS patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Septorhinoplasty (SRPL) can improve quality of life (QoL) in functional and aesthetical aspects of the nose. A key factor compromising postoperative satisfaction is symptoms of body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), defined by excessive concerns and distress over slight or imagined physical defects. Although a high prevalence of BDD in SRPL patients is evident, the effect of positive screening on BDD and other psychiatric disorders is understudied.
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