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Table 1.

Quality of Life Instruments Utilized in Skull Base Surgery Patients

Quality of Life Instrument	Measure
Anterior skull base questionnaire⁹	Multidimensional and site-specific
Karnofsky performance status scale¹⁴	Assesses patient independence; not site-specific, not multidimensional
Short Form Health Survey Questionnaire³⁰	Multidimensional, not site-specific
Modified questionnaire from Woertgen²²	Not site-specific
Glasgow Benefit Inventory¹⁵	Measures benefit obtained from a procedure; not site-specific, not multidimensional
Sickness Impact Profile³¹	Sickness-related behavioral dysfunction; not site-specific, not multidimensional