Introduction:Quality of life in patients with acute pharyngitis or tonsillitis is significantly lower than in healthy persons, and it should be taken into account when efficacy of new therapeutic options is investigated.Objective:The aim of this study was to develop and validate a reliable instrument that can measure quality of life in adult outpatients with sore throat caused by acute pharyngitis or acute tonsillitis.Method:The study was of a cross-sectional type, and assessed reliability and validity of newly developed questionnaire for measurement of quality of life in adult outpatients with sore throat (STQoL) caused by acute pharyngitis or acute tonsillitis. It was conducted on a sample of 282 patients, with mean age 39.0 ± 14.8 years, male/female ratio 104/178 (36.9%/63.1%).Results:Final version of the STQoL scale with 21 items showed excellent reliability, with Cronbach’s alpha 0.949. It was temporally stable, and both divergent and convergent validity tests had good results. Factorial analysis revealed three domains, Social/psychic aspects, Physical aspects and Environmental aspects of sore throat related quality of life.Conclusions:The STQoL scale is reliable and valid specific instrument for measuring sore throat related quality of life, which is an important treatment outcome in patients with acute pharyngitis or tonsillitis.

ntroduction: Incidence mumps infection has declined since the introduction of the inevitable MRP vaccination during the stage of childhood. In Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH), from a period of February 2011 until today, there is an evident inclination of the recorded cases of the mumps infection. Orchitis usually occurs in between 3 to 10 days after the parotitis and is found with the post-puberty population. Aim: The aim of the study is to confirm the changes that occur during an early stage of the spermiogram and hormonal status, and after treated mumps orchitis, the patients treated in the Clinic for the Infectious Diseases. Patients and Methods: Retrospectively, the analysis of 54 historical diseases was undertaken. During the research stage, the patients after being discharged have made an inquiry to our clinical consultancy units with final results of the spermiogram and hormone-FSH, LH and testosteron. The data analysis was processed with the SPSS program for Windows. Results: the average length of the hospitalization period was in between 8 (medium) days, and average age M (mean) = 21, 9±5,4 years. The speriogram of the treated patients was undertaken one month after the acute phase of the disease and has shown the following results: azoospermia with 14 patients (25,9%), oligospermia with 30 patients (55,6%) and normospermia with 10 patients (18,5%). During the hormonal status with 11 patients (20,4%), the results have shown the inclination of the value in FSH hormons, with 11 patients (20,4%), have shown the lesser value of the testosterons. Conclusion: The current study suggests that post-orhitis atrofia is expected within a period of 2-3 months after the infection, and thus, the monitoring on the patients' treatment would continue. The male infertility as a result of mumps ocrhitis is controversial and continues to be the thematic issue as well as the effect of orchitis on testicular endocrine function.

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Background Translations of instruments for measuring quality of life developed in certain, mostly more developed, parts of the world usually do not cover regionally specific aspects of health-related quality of life, even after transcultural validation. The aim of this study was to develop and validate a reliable questionnaire in Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, and Montenegrin languages suitable for measuring health-related quality of life in adults. Methods The study was of a cross-sectional type, assessing the reliability and validity of a newly developed questionnaire for measuring health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in adults residing in western Balkan states (WB-HRQoL). It was conducted on a sample of 489 adults from Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, and Montenegro, with a mean age of 52.2±14.4 years and a male/female ratio of 195/294 (39.9%/60.1%). Result The definitive version of the WB-HRQoL scale with 19 items showed very good reliability, with Cronbach’s alpha 0.905. The scale was temporally stable, and satisfactory results were obtained for divergent and convergent validity tests. Exploratory factorial analysis brought to the surface four domains of health-related quality of life, namely the physical, psychical, social, and environmental. Conclusion The WB-HRQoL scale is a reliable and valid generic instrument for measuring HRQoL that takes into account the cultural specifics of the western Balkan region.