Table 1.
Description of 21 Health-related Quality-of-life Instruments and Symptom Scores Used in Patients with Sinusitis
| Instrument (References [Article Quality Score*]) | Number of Items | Studied Methods of Administration | Response Types | Respondent Burden | Subscales or Domains |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhinosinusitis Outcome Measure-31 (21[8], 24[5]) | 62 | Self-administered in office and at home | Categorical and open-ended | 20 minutes | Nasal, eye, ear, sleep, general, practical, emotional |
| Chronic Sinusitis Survey – Duration-Based (22[5], 25[4], 26[4], 32[3], 36[3], 37[3], 38[3]) | 6 | Self-administered in office, at home, and by interviewer over telephone | Categorical | Not stated | Symptoms and medications |
| Chronic Sinusitis Survey – Severity-Based (22[5], 32[3]) | 8 | Self-administered in office, at home, and by interviewer over telephone | Categorical and a symptom of the patient's choosing | Not stated | None |
| Sinonasal Outcome Test-16 (23[5]) | 16 | Self-administered in office and at home | Categorical and binary | Not stated | None |
| Short Form-36 (25[4], 26[4], 27[4], 32[3], 33[3], 37[3], 39[3]) | 36 | Self-administered in office, at home, and by interviewer over telephone | Categorical and binary | Less than 10 min | Physical functioning, role-physical, bodily pain, general health, vitality, social functioning, role-emotional, and mental health |
| EuroQOL (27[4]) | 6 | Self-administered in office or home | Categorical, visual analog scale | Not stated | None |
| McGill Pain Questionnaire (27[4]) | 20 | Self-administered in office or home | Selection of words from lists | Not stated | Sensorial, affective, and evaluative pain rating |
| Short Form-12 (28[4], 41[2]) | 12 | Self-administered in the office | Categorical, binary | 2 min | Physical component, mental component† |
| Rhinosinusitis Disability Index (29[3], 35[3]) | 30 | Self-administered in the office | Categorical | Not stated | Functional, emotional, physical |
| Quality of Well-Being Scale (30[3], 43[2]) | Varies‡ | Self-administered in the office | Binary, categorical, open response, | 15 min | Current symptoms, function-mobility, physical activity, social activity |
| Interviewer in the office | Structured interview | ||||
| Interviewer over the phone | |||||
| Rhinoconjunctivitis Quality of Life Questionnaire (31[3]) | 28 | Not stated | Categorical, select 3 items important to respondent | Not stated | Activities, sleep, nasal, eye and non-specific symptoms; practical problems and emotional problems |
| Sinonasal Outcome Test-20 (34[3], 38[3], 41[2], 42[2], 50[3])§ | 20 | Self-administered in the office | Categorical and binary | Not stated | Nasal, paranasal, sleep, social, emotional |
| HRQL Instrument of Adelglass et al. (40[2]) | 16 | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | None |
| Nasal Disease-Specific Severity Measure of Tomooka et al. (43[2]) | 19 | Self-administered in the office | Continuous scale from 0 to 100 | Not stated | None |
| Nasal Disease-Specific Duration Measure of Tomooka et al. (43[2]) | 3 | Self-administered in the office | Categorical | Not stated | None |
| HRQL Instrument of Hoffman et al. (44[1]) | 7 | Self-administered at home | Categorical | Not stated | None |
| HRQL Instrument of Rakkar et al. (45[1]) | 3 | Self-administered in office | Not stated | Not stated | None |
| HRQL Instrument of Rosen et al. (46[1]) | 30 | Self-administered at home | Categorical, binary, and open-ended responses | Not stated | Satisfaction, symptom improvement, medication usage |
| Modified Rhinoconjunctivitis Quality of Life Instrument (47[1]) | Not stated | Self-administered in the office | Categorical and other modified questions (not provided) | Not stated | Not stated |
| Modified McGill Pain Questionnaire (48[1]) | 13 | Self-administered in the office | Categorical, binary, choice of 3 of 78 adjectives for pain, “pain map” of face | Not stated | None |
| International Conference on Sinus Disease Symptom Score (49[1]) | 6 | In-person interview | Categorical scales from 1 to 10 | Not stated | None |
*
Ordering of instruments follows decreasing article quality score. The article with the highest quality score was used for each instrument. The article quality score has a maximum of 10. The article quality score is based on 10 yes/no questions about quality of life studies proposed by Gill and Feinstein.
†
Short Form-12 can also be scored using the same subscales as the Short Form-36.
‡
At least 18 items in structured interview, 84 items in self-administered version.
§
Gosepath et al. used only the first 16 items from the SNOT-20.