Relationship between Chronic/ Recurrent Rhinosinusitis and Anxiety /Depression in Adults

Objective: Chronic Sinusitis, as per symptoms, is a disease that has been associated with depression and anxiety in nominal literature. In the literature, regardless of symptoms, the impact of anxiety and depression on patients with a diagnosis of chronic rhinosinusitis is an issue which has not been explained much. In this study we have tried to clarify this subject. Materials and methods: Our study was designed as a prospective study. The group has been formed by including 50 male and 50 female patients aged between 20 and 40 (group 1) and 30 male and 30 female control groups to this study (group 2). Patients and control groups were given BDI (Beck Depression Inventory) and BAI (Beck Anxiety Inventory) to be filled, then the total point averages they received and the number of patients who received over cut off values was compared separately in male and female in group 1 and 2 by SPSS and t-test. Results: In men, while the average total scores received from BDI were 10 ± 7 in Group 1, they were 15 ± 13 in group 2 (pu003c0.037). While the total scores received from BAI were detected as of 11 ± 6 in group 1, they were 16 ± 13 in group 2 (pu003c0.014). In women the total scores received from BDI were detected as of 11 ± 8 in group 1 while it was 17 ± 14 in group 2 (pu003c0.032). While the total scores received from BAI were 12 ± 7 in group 1, in group 2 they were detected as of 19 ± 17 (pu003c0.001). Conclusion: As a result, significant relationship between chronic rhinosinusitis and anxiety/depression in both sexes and groups were found.