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Impact of Tympanostomy Tubes on Child Quality of Life
Richard M. Rosenfeld, MD, MPH;
Mahesh H. Bhaya, MD;
Charles M. Bower, MD;
Patrick E. Brookhouser, MD;
Margaretha L. Casselbrant, MD, PhD;
Kenneth H. Chan, MD;
Michael J. Cunningham, MD;
Craig S. Derkay, MD;
Steven D. Gray, MD;
Scott C. Manning, MD;
Anna H. Messner, MD;
Richard J. H. Smith, MD
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2000;126:585-592.
Background The objective benefits of tympanostomy tubes for otitis media are well established, but the subjective impact of surgery on child quality of life (QOL) has not been systematically studied.
Objectives To determine the subjective impact of tympanostomy tubes on child QOL, and to compare the variability in QOL before surgery with that observed after surgery.
Design Prospective, observational, before-and-after trial.
Setting Fourteen referral-based pediatric otolaryngology practices in the United States.
Patients Consecutive (64%) and convenience (36%) sample of 248 children (median age, 1.4 years) with otitis media scheduled for bilateral tympanostomy tube placement as an isolated surgical procedure.
Intervention Tympanostomy tubes were inserted as part of routine clinical care. Validated measures of QOL (OM-6 survey), satisfaction with health care decision (Satisfaction With Decision Scale), and satisfaction with office visit; surveys were completed at baseline (visit 1), at surgery (visit 2), and after surgery (visit 3).
Main Outcome Measures Short-term changes in QOL before surgery (visit 1 to visit 2) and after surgery (visit 2 to visit 3).
Results Changes in QOL before surgery were mostly trivial, and were smaller than changes observed after surgery (P<.001). Large, moderate, and small improvements in QOL occurred after surgery in 56%, 15%, and 8% of children, respectively. Physical symptoms, caregiver concerns, emotional distress, and hearing loss were most improved, but significant changes were also seen for activity limitations and speech impairment. Trivial changes occurred in 17% of children, and 4% had poorer QOL. Predictors of poorer QOL were otorrhea 3 or more days (10% of variance) and decreased satisfaction with surgical decision (3% of variance). Hearing status, child age, type of otitis media (recurrent vs chronic), and office visit satisfaction were unrelated to outcome.
Conclusions Tympanostomy tubes produce large short-term improvements in QOL for most children. The best outcomes occur when postoperative otorrhea is absent or minimal, and when parents are satisfied with their initial decision to have surgery. Further research is needed to document the long-term impact of tubes on child QOL.
From the Departments of Otolaryngology, SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY (Drs Rosenfeld and Bhaya), University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock (Dr Bower), Boys Town National Research Hospital, Omaha, Neb (Dr Brookhouser), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa (Dr Casselbrant), University of Colorado, Denver (Dr Chan), Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass (Dr Cunningham), Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk (Dr Derkay), University of Utah, Salt Lake City (Dr Gray), University of Washington, Seattle (Dr Manning), Stanford University, Stanford, Calif (Dr Messner), and The University of Iowa, Iowa City (Dr Smith).
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