Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between preoperative patient expectation and postoperative patient expectation coverage rates and patient satisfaction.
Methods: 183 patients who underwent SRP for various reasons were divided into 6 groups according to surgical indication and the postoperative Rhinoplasty Outcome Evaluation Scale (ROE). The groups were evaluated in terms of preoperative expectation levels and postoperative expectation coverage rate.
Results: When the patients were evaluated in terms of preoperative expectation levels, a significant difference was determined between the patients who underwent surgery for cosmetic reasons (86.15 ± 8.61) and those with functional reasons (79.24 ± 6.62) (p < 0.001). Similarly, the lowest patient expectation coverage rates were in the patient group with cosmetic reasons for the operation. When patients were grouped according to the ROE scores in the postoperative period and surgical indication, expectation was higher in the groups that were not satisfied with the results (Groups 2, 4 and 6). The highest expectation levels among the groups were seen in the dissatisfied patients who had undergone surgery for cosmetic reasons (92.17 ± 4.96). A strong positive correlation was found between expectation coverage rates and patient satisfaction (r 0.907, p < 0.001).
Conclusion: Determination and rationalization of the expectations of patients in the preoperative period is one of the factors that will increase the satisfaction of the patients about the surgical procedure.
Keywords: Outcome evaluation questionnaire; Patient satisfaction; Septorhinoplasty.