Table 1 Physician-perceived Objectives of Patients Undergoing Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Ranked by Number of Times Mentioned by Interviewed Experts
Patient Goals | Number of times mentioned (%) |
|---|---|
Improving in the most bothersome symptom | 6 (50%) |
Improving general quality of life | 5 (42%) |
Having an overall improvement in symptoms | 4 (33%) |
Minimizing the number and/or severity of acute exacerbations | 3 (25%) |
Improving quality of sleep | 2 (17%) |
Requiring less/no medical treatment | 2 (17%) |
Decreasing absenteeism | 1 (9%) |
Forgetting about their disease | 1 (9%) |
Having no rhinologic symptoms | 1 (9%) |
Having a better delivery of topical medication | 1 (9%) |
Being more productive | 1 (9%) |
Getting rid of the chronic malaise | 1 (9%) |
Reaching a level of inflammatory control that they cannot achieve with only medication | 1 (9%) |