Disease-specific quality-of-life questionnaires in rhinitis and rhinosinusitis: review and evaluation.
Curr Allergy Asthma Rep
; 13(2): 162-70, 2013 Apr.
Article
de En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23299562
ABSTRACT
Quality of life (QoL) measurements are the best approximation of the burden of disease for the patient. Patient-reported outcome measurements (PROMs) estimate health-related quality of life (HRQoL). PROMs can be generic or disease-specific. Generic PROMs allow comparisons between different diseases but can be relatively insensitive for measuring changes within a disease. Recommended QoL questionnaires in allergic rhinitis and rhinoconjunctivitis are the RQLQ (or adapted versions), in chronic rhinosinusitis, the SNOT-22 or RSOM-31, and in acute rhinosinusitis, the modified SNOT-16. PROMs can be used both for daily clinical work and for research. In daily practice, a quick evaluation of the questionnaire directly indicates how the patient is doing. It makes sure that symptoms important for the patient are not overlooked and, during the consultation, the physician can elaborate on specific aspects of the symptomatology. It is important, especially in research, to realize that disease-specific questionnaires are only validated for specific diseases and are not automatically valid for other diseases.
Texte intégral:
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Collection:
01-internacional
Base de données:
MEDLINE
Sujet principal:
Qualité de vie
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Sinusite
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Rhinite
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Enquêtes et questionnaires
Type d'étude:
Etiology_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspects:
Patient_preference
Limites:
Humans
Langue:
En
Journal:
Curr Allergy Asthma Rep
Sujet du journal:
ALERGIA E IMUNOLOGIA
Année:
2013
Type de document:
Article
Pays d'affiliation:
Pays-Bas