| Study | Quality of life instrument | Scale | Score |
| Lock 2010a | PedsQoL | Physical health | Surgery: 90.0 (SD 16.4), n = 71 Control: 85.3 (SD 17.9), n = 52 |
| Psychosocial health | Surgery: 83.8 (SD 15.3), n = 71 Control: 80.0 (SD 17.5), n = 52 |
||
| van Staaij 2004 | Arcola or TAPQoL CHQ ‐ parental form |
All subscales | "No difference" at 24 months |
| Koskenkorva 2013b | Glasgow Benefit Inventory (GBI) (Scale range from ‐100 (maximal negative benefit) to 0 (no benefit) to +100 (maximal benefit) Robinson 1996) Data were only collected from the tonsillectomy group |
Overall score | 27 (SD 12) |
| General health subscore | 23 (SD 15) | ||
| Social subscore | 3 (SD 12) |
Official websites use .gov
A
.gov website belongs to an official
government organization in the United States.
Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock (
) or https:// means you've safely
connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive
information only on official, secure websites.