Patient-reported outcome measures for acute rhinosinusitis in adults and children: a systematic review of the quality of existing instruments.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acute rhinosinusitis (ARS) is a self-limiting inflammation of the nose and sinuses caused by viral or bacterial infections that requires primarily symptomatic treatment. Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are suitable tools for the assessment of the effectiveness of remedies for ARS from the patient's perspective in clinical trials and real-world studies. Data regarding the quality of existing PROMs for ARS are limited.

Purpose

To conduct a systematic review of the quality of existing disease-specific PROMs for use in adults and children with ARS according to the COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement INstruments (COSMIN) methodology, and to derive recommendations for use of the identified instruments in future clinical studies.

SUBMITTER: Baalmann AK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11395909 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature