Guy Gut, Ronen Bar-Yoseph, Moneera Hanna, Noa Brandl, Irit Alisha, Suha Rizik, Mordechai Pollak, Fahed Hakim, Israel Amirav, Lea Bentur, Michal Gur
BACKGROUND: Several factors may influence quality of life (QOL) for patients with primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD). We aimed to evaluate the association between pulmonary functions, nasal symptoms and QOL in PCD patients. METHODS: A prospective single center study. Patients performed spirometry, whole body plethysmography, forced oscillation technique (FOT), lung clearance index (LCI), 6-min walk test (6MWT), and filled two questionnaires: a specific PCD QOL questionnaire (PCD-QOL) and Sino-nasal outcome test (SNOT-22) questionnaire, assessing symptoms of chronic rhinosinusitis and health related QOL...
December 20, 2023: Pediatric Pulmonology