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Use of the modified SNOT-16 in primary care patients with clinically diagnosed acute rhinosinusitis.


ABSTRACT: To determine the reliability, validity, responsiveness, and the minimal important difference (MID) for the Sinonasal Outcome Test-16 (SNOT-16) in the measurement of disease-specific quality of life (QOL) in adults with acute rhinosinusitis.Randomized controlled trial to evaluate antibiotic treatment for acute rhinosinusitis.Ten community practices in St Louis, Missouri.The modified SNOT-16 was completed at baseline (by both face-to-face and telephone interviews) and by telephone interview at 3, 7, and 10 days by 166 adults with acute rhinosinusitis diagnosed clinically using standardized criteria (36% were male, 78% were white). Considering severity and frequency, patients rated how much they were bothered by each item using a 4-point scale. The mean SNOT-16 score (ranging from 0 [no problem] to 3 [large problem]) was compared with the patients' global assessment of change to evaluate responsiveness and the MID.The instrument was easy to use and took less than 5 minutes to complete. The SNOT-16 score identified statistically significant differences in the hypothesized direction for those reporting more or less severe symptoms (P = .02) and more or less bother (P < .001) demonstrating construct-related validity. The Cronbach ? ranged from 0.82 to 0.91, demonstrating high internal consistency. There was a statistically significant decrease in scores with time (multivariate analysis of variance, P < .001). The effect sizes at days 3, 7, and 10 were 1.45, 2.34, and 2.90, respectively, indicating high sensitivity to clinical change. The MID was 0.5 units.The modified SNOT-16 is a valid instrument to assess effectiveness of interventions to improve disease-specific QOL in adults with acute rhinosinusitis.clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT00377403.

SUBMITTER: Garbutt J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3671945 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Use of the modified SNOT-16 in primary care patients with clinically diagnosed acute rhinosinusitis.

Garbutt Jane J   Spitznagel Edward E   Piccirillo Jay J  

Archives of otolaryngology--head & neck surgery 20110801 8


<h4>Objective</h4>To determine the reliability, validity, responsiveness, and the minimal important difference (MID) for the Sinonasal Outcome Test-16 (SNOT-16) in the measurement of disease-specific quality of life (QOL) in adults with acute rhinosinusitis.<h4>Study design</h4>Randomized controlled trial to evaluate antibiotic treatment for acute rhinosinusitis.<h4>Setting</h4>Ten community practices in St Louis, Missouri.<h4>Methods</h4>The modified SNOT-16 was completed at baseline (by both f  ...[more]

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