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Good correlation between visual analogue scale and numerical rating scale in the assessment of nasal obstruction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2018

R Haye ,
L K Døsen ,
M Tarangen  and
O Shiryaeva
R Haye*
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Lovisenberg Diakonale Hospital, Oslo, Norway Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway
L K Døsen
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Lovisenberg Diakonale Hospital, Oslo, Norway
M Tarangen
Affiliation:
Department of Quality, Lovisenberg Diakonale Hospital, Oslo, Norway
O Shiryaeva
Affiliation:
Department of Quality, Lovisenberg Diakonale Hospital, Oslo, Norway
*
Address for correspondence: Dr Rolf Haye, Department of Otolaryngology, Lovisenberg Diakonale Hospital, Oslo, Norway Fax: +47 2204 1002 E-mail: rolf.haye@medisin.uio.no
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Abstract

Objective:

Results from telephone interviews may be needed to supplement those from mailed questionnaires when response rates are inadequate. This study assessed the correlation between visual analogue scale ratings used in mailed questionnaires and numerical rating scale scores used in telephone interviews.

Methods:

Patients scheduled for nasal septal surgery routinely respond to a visual analogue scale of obstruction during the day and at night. In this study, they were also asked to verbally rate their sense of obstruction using whole numbers.

Results:

There was no significant difference between visual analogue scale and numerical rating scale obstruction scores.

Conclusion:

Ratings of nasal obstruction obtained with a numerical rating scale in telephone interviews are comparable to visual analogue scale scores in mailed questionnaires.

Keywords

Nasal ObstructionOutcome MeasuresVisual Analogue Scale

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Main Articles
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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 132 , Issue 4 , April 2018 , pp. 327 - 328
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 2018 

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