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Evaluation of a nasal surgical questionnaire designed for monitoring surgical outcomes and comparing different techniques

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 May 2015

R Haye ,
L K Døsen ,
O Shiryaeva  and
E Amlie
R Haye*
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Lovisenberg Diakonale Hospital, Oslo, Norway
L K Døsen
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Lovisenberg Diakonale Hospital, Oslo, Norway
O Shiryaeva
Affiliation:
Department of Quality, Lovisenberg Diakonale Hospital, Oslo, Norway
E Amlie
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, Lovisenberg Diakonale Hospital, Oslo, Norway
*
Address for correspondence: Dr Rolf Haye, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Lovisenberg Diakonale Hospital, 0440 Oslo, Norway Fax: 0047 23225646 E-mail: rolf.haye@medisin.uio.no
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Abstract

Objective:

This study evaluated a nasal surgical questionnaire designed for monitoring surgical outcomes and comparing different techniques.

Methods:

Eighty-three healthy volunteers answered the same questionnaire twice with a minimum interval of five weeks. Three visual analogue scale items were used to assess nasal obstruction during the day, at night and during exercise. Respondents rated nasal obstruction severity by marking on a 10 cm line, with scores ranging from 0 to 100 (measured in millimetres). Other nasal symptoms, considered secondary outcomes, were graded using four-point Likert scales.

Results:

Mean visual analogue scale scores for nasal obstruction severity experienced during the day, at night and during exercise at initial assessment were 9.99, 12.95 and 11.67, respectively. Thirty-eight per cent of scores indicated no obstruction (scores of 0), 47 per cent indicated mild obstruction (scores 1–30), 13 per cent indicated moderate obstruction (scores 31–70) and 2 per cent indicated severe obstruction (scores 71–100). Males had higher scores than females. The scores for the first and second assessment did not differ, except at night for obstruction in allergic individuals which was considered clinically unimportant.

Conclusion:

The questionnaire reliably assesses nasal symptoms and may be useful for prospective studies of nasal surgery.

Keywords

Nasal ObstructionVisual Analog Scale

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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 129 , Issue 7 , July 2015 , pp. 656 - 661
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Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 2015 

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