Development and validation of a rhinoconjunctivitis and asthma symptom score for use as an outcome measure in clinical trials
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serval:BIB_8FE94394793A
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Development and validation of a rhinoconjunctivitis and asthma symptom score for use as an outcome measure in clinical trials
Journal
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
ISSN
0091-6749 (Print)
Publication state
Published
Issued date
07/1997
Volume
100
Number
1
Pages
16-22
Notes
Journal Article --- Old month value: Jul
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The measurement of health outcomes has become a priority for assessing and containing health care costs. OBJECTIVE: To develop and fully validate a simple symptom scale assessing both asthma and rhinoconjunctivitis, two interdependent conditions. METHODS: A self-administered questionnaire of 31 items was tested in 102 patients with asthma and rhinoconjunctivitis between September 1992 and December 1994. The items were rated on a six-point Likert scale ranging from none to extremely severe and included commonly recorded symptoms of inflammation such as irritation, congestion, and discharge in the skin, eyes, nose, sinus, pharynx, and chest. RESULTS: Validation included (1) responsiveness: scores for 18 patients evaluated during an emergency room visit were statistically significantly different from those recorded after recovery and in a control group of 24 patients with asthma; (2) reliability: external consistency was 0.8 at 1 week, and internal consistency was 0.8 for individual organs and 0.7 for individual symptoms; (3) validity: a five-point scale better captured the distribution of values; irrelevant and redundant items were eliminated. The optimal questionnaire included 21 items. CONCLUSIONS: The symptom score was applicable, responsive, reliable, and valid. Used with existing validated tools such as treatment needs and quality of life assessment, it may provide a comprehensive picture of allergic airway disease for quality assurance or research purposes.
Keywords
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Asthma/*diagnosis/epidemiology/*therapy
Clinical Trials/*methods
Conjunctivitis, Allergic/*diagnosis/epidemiology/*therapy
Female
*Health Status Indicators
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Multivariate Analysis
*Outcome Assessment (Health Care)/statistics & numerical data
Predictive Value of Tests
Questionnaires
Reproducibility of Results
Rhinitis/*diagnosis/epidemiology/*therapy
Sensitivity and Specificity
Severity of Illness Index
Treatment Outcome
Pubmed
Web of science
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