The MARS questionnaire: quality of life survey for acute rhinosinusitis

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Result on the web

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

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Result language

angličtina

Original language name

The MARS questionnaire: quality of life survey for acute rhinosinusitis

Original language description

Purpose: Acute rhinosinusitis (ARS) significantly reduces the quality of life (QoL). While intensive research has focused on the QoL in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis, data regarding the impact of ARS on the QoL are relatively sparse. The aim of this study was to construct and validate-a simple, reliable QoL questionnaire for ARS patients, which is also one of the priorities set for EPOS 2012. Methods: The questionnaire was constructed as follows: a review of literature, collection of symptoms aswell as social and emotional consequences by a panel of ENT specialists and general practitioners, interviews with patients experiencing ARS, and a pre-test with another patient group. The questionnaire was validated by determining its internal reliability, discriminant validity, and responsiveness. The survey was given to 50 ARS patients at the time of diagnosis and again 14 days after treatment. The ARS diagnosis was established using the EPOS 12 criteria. The control group consisted o

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

FF - ENT (ie. ear, nose, throat), ophthalmology, dentistry

OECD FORD branch

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Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2014

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

B-ENT

ISSN

0001-6497

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

10

Issue of the periodical within the volume

3

Country of publishing house

BE - BELGIUM

Number of pages

5

Pages from-to

209-213

UT code for WoS article

000344837700008

EID of the result in the Scopus database

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