Clinical Practice Guideline: Tympanostomy Tubes in Children
Clinical Practice GuidelineThe guideline was published as a supplement in the July 2013 issue of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery The purpose of this clinical practice guideline is to provide clinicians with evidence-based recommendations on patient selection and surgical indications for and management of tympanostomy tubes…
AAO-HNS Itinerant Surgery Policy
The American Academy of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery believes that an ethical surgeon will not perform elective surgery at a distance from the usual location where he or she operates, in a transient fashion, without personal determination of the diagnosis and the adequacy…
Sleep Outcome Tool: SNORE-25
Research Outcome ToolsSymptoms of Nocturnal Obstruction and Related Events (SNORE25) Description Assesses sleep disordered breathing-related quality of life. Valid and responsive to treatment Targeted Age Adults Items (Domains) 25 (N/A) Estimated Completion Time 10-15 minutes Reliability/Validity Assessment Yes/Yes Literature 1) Piccirillo JF…
Sleep Outcome Tool: OSD-6
Research Outcome ToolsObstructive Sleep Disorders-6 (OSD-6) Description Assesses sleep disordered breathing-related quality of life Targeted Age Pediatrics Items (Domains) 6 (6) Estimated Completion Time 5 minutes Reliability/Validity Assessment Yes/Yes Literature 1) de Serres LM, Derkay C, Astley S, Deyo RA, Rosenfeld RM…
Sleep Outcome Tool: OSA-18
Research Outcome ToolsObstructive Sleep Apnea-18 (OSA-18) Description Assesses sleep disordered breathing-related quality of life Targeted Age Pediatrics Items (Domains) 18 (5) Estimated Completion Time 5 - 10 minutes Reliability/Validity Assessment Yes/Yes Literature 1) Franco RA Jr, Rosenfeld RM, Rao M. First place--resident…
Sleep Outcome Tool: FOSQ
Research Outcome ToolsFunctional Outcomes of Sleep Questionnaire (FOSQ) Description Assess sleep-related quality of life Targeted Age Adults Items (Domains) 30 (5) Estimated Completion Time 10-15 minutes Reliability/Validity Assessment Yes/Yes Literature 1) Weaver TE. Outcome measurement in sleep medicine practice and research. Part 1…
Sleep Outcome Tool: SAQLI
Research Outcome ToolsCalgary Sleep Apnea Quality of Life Index (SAQLI) Description Assesses obstructive sleep apnea-related quality of life Targeted Age Adults Items (Domains) 40 (5) Estimated Completion Time 10-15 minutes Reliability/Validity Assessment Yes/Yes Literature 1) Flemons WW, Reimer MA. Measurement properties of the…
Rhinology Outcome Tool: RSOM-31
Research Outcome ToolsRhinosinusitis Outcome Measure (RSOM-31) Description Measure of rhinosinusitis health status and quality of life Targeted Age Adults Items (Domains) 31 (7) Estimated Completion Time 10-15 minutes Reliability/Validity Assessment Yes/Yes Literature 1. Piccirillo JF, Edwards D, Haiduk A, et al. Psychometric and…
Rhinology Outcome Tool: RSUI
Research Outcome ToolsRhinitis Symptom Utility Index (RSUI) Description Measures the severity and frequency of rhinitis related symptoms over 14 days Targeted Age Adults Items (Domains) 10 (N/A) Estimated Completion Time 5 - 10 minutes Reliability/Validity Assessment Yes/Yes Literature 1) Revicki DA, Leidy NK, Brennan-Diemer…
Rhinology Outcome Tool: SN-5
Research Outcome ToolsSinus and Nasal Quality of Life Survey (SN-5) Description Assesses health-related quality of life for children with persistent sinonasal symptoms Targeted Age Pediatrics Items (Domains) 5 (5) Estimated Completion Time < 5 minutes Reliability/Validity Assessment Yes/Yes Literature 1) Kay DJ, Rosenfeld RM…
Rhinology Outcome Tool: SNOT-20
Research Outcome ToolsSino-Nasal Outcome Test-20 (SNOT-20) Description Patient-reported measure of outcome in sino-nasal disorders such as rhinosinusitis and nasal polyposis Targeted Age Adults Items (Domains) 20 (2) Estimated Completion Time 10 minutes Reliability/Validity Assessment Yes/Yes Literature 1) Jones ML…
Otology Outcome Tool: UCLA-DQ
Research Outcome ToolsUCLA Dizziness Questionnaire (UCLA-DQ) Description Evaluates the impact of frequency and severity on the patients' daily activities, on the quality of life, and on the fear of becoming dizzy Targeted age Adults Items (Domains) 5 (N/A) Estimated Completion Time 5 minutes Reliability/Validity…
Otology Outcome Tool: THI
Research Outcome ToolsTINNITUS HANDICAP INDEX (THI) Description Assesses self-reported tinnitus-related handicap Targeted Age Adults Items (Domains) 25 (N/A) Estimated Completion Time 10-15 minutes Reliability/Validity Assessment Yes/Yes Literature 1) Newman CW, Jacobson GP, Spitzer JB. Development of the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory. Arch…
Otology Outcome Tool: GBI
Research Outcome ToolsGlasgow Benefit Inventory (GBI) Description A subjective post-interventional questionnaire especially developed to evaluate any otorhinolaryngological surgery and therapy Targeted Age Adults Items (Domains) 18 (3) Estimated Completion Time 10 minutes Reliability/Validity Assessment Yes/Yes Literature 1) Robinson K, Gatehouse S, Browning GG. Measuring…
Otology Outcome Tool: CES
Research Outcome ToolsChronic Ear Survey (CES) Description Provides information regarding total ear-specific health, as well as subscore information regarding activity restriction, symptoms, and medical resource usage attributable to chronic otitis media Targeted Age Adults Items (Domains) 13 (3) Estimated Completion Time 5 - 10 minutes Reliability/Validity…
Otology Outcome Tool: APHAB
Research Outcome ToolsAbbreviated Profile of Hearing Aid Benefit (APHAB) Description Self-reported tool that measures the amount of trouble they are having with communication or noises in various everyday situations Targeted Age Adults Items (Domains) 24 (4) Estimated Completion Time 5 - 10 minutes Reliability/Validity Assessment Yes…
Laryngology Outcome Tool: PV-RQOL
Research Outcome ToolsPediatric Voice-Related Quality of Life Survey Description Assesses voice changes over time in the pediatric population Targeted Age Pediatrics Items (Domains) 10 Estimated Completion Time 5 minutes Reliability/Validity Assessment Yes/Yes Literature 1) Boseley ME, Cunningham MJ, Volk MS, Hartnick CJ. Validation of…
Laryngology Outcome Tool: V-RQOL
Research Outcome ToolsVoice-Related Quality of Life Survey Description Assesses dysphonic patients and their treatment outcomes Targeted Age Adults Items (Domains) 10 (2) Estimated Completion Time 5 minutes Reliability/Validity Assessment Yes/Yes Literature 1) Hogikyan ND, Sethuraman G. Validation of an instrument to measure voice-related…
