08 April 2026 : Clinical Research
Changes in Quality of Life Among Patients With Far-Advanced Otosclerosis After Stapes Surgery
Agnieszka WiatrDOI: 10.12659/MSM.951694
Med Sci Monit 2026; 32:e951694
Table 7 Range of Glasgow Benefit Inventory questionnaire scores after stapedotomy across analyzed time intervals.
| Analyzed time interval | GBI Total (points) | GBI General (points) | GBI Social (points) | GBI Physical Health (points) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | From | To | From | To | From | To | |
| 3 months after stapedotomy | −45.0 | +67.9 | −58.8 | +44.7 | −42.6 | +56.0 | −50.0 | +45.0 |
| 6 months after stapedotomy | −68.0 | +60.0 | −80.0 | +42.0 | −68.0 | +56.8 | −65.0 | +51.6 |
| 12 months after stapedotomy | −77.0 | +55.0 | −80.0 | +50.0 | −70.0 | +68.0 | −60.0 | +55.9 |
| GBI – Glasgow Benefit Inventory. | ||||||||






