Arabic translation and validation of the Nasal Obstruction Symptom Evaluation (NOSE) scale

Elwany, Samy; Atef, Ahmed; Ismail, Ahmed Soliman; Hussein, Wael K.A.; Ibrahim, Ahmed; Abdelnaby, Mostafa; Elgersh, Mohamed; Elwany, Mohamed

doi:10.1186/s43163-021-00156-z

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“…Data were collected using a self-administered combination of two previously validated Arabic questionnaires (the NOSE scale[ 11 12 ] and the WHOQOL-BREF[ 5 13 ]).…”

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Prevalence of nasal obstruction and its impact on quality of life in Saudi Arabia

Fageeh,

Basurrah,

ALAzwari

et al. 2024

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care

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Purpose/Background: Nasal obstruction is a significant issue influencing the patient’s quality of life. Chronic nasal obstruction is frequently associated with other symptoms such as headache, sleep disturbance, and daytime sleepiness. This study aims to investigate the prevalence of nasal obstruction in Saudi Arabia and examine its effect on patients’ quality of life. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study conducted in Saudi Arabia. Data were collected using a self-administered combination of two previously validated questionnaires (the NOSE scale and the WHOQOL-BREF) translated into Arabic. The Mann–Whitney test was used to investigate the association between nasal obstruction prevalence and the participants’ QOL. Results: The study included 1039 participants from different regions of Saudi Arabia. The prevalence of nasal obstruction was 60.3% among the participants. Several factors significantly affected the prevalence of nasal obstruction, including sex, suffering from a chronic disease, having a family member with nasal obstruction, and using medications (P < 0.001 for all factors). A better score was shown in the four domains of the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire by the participants who had no nasal obstruction: the physical health domain, psychological health, social relationships, and environment (P < 0.001 for all factors). Conclusions: Quality of life is affected by nasal obstruction. The subjective assessment is essential in evaluating the severity of nasal obstruction disease. It is recommended that healthcare providers use subjective tools combined with objective tools to assess the degree of nasal obstruction severity.

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“…Data were collected using a self-administered combination of two previously validated Arabic questionnaires (the NOSE scale[ 11 12 ] and the WHOQOL-BREF[ 5 13 ]).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…[ 11 ] The internal consistency of the Arabic version of the NOSE questionnaire was assessed using Cronbach’s test, which showed an α value of 0.932 in patients and 0.911 in the control individuals, confirming good internal consistency of the scale. [ 12 ]…”

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Prevalence of nasal obstruction and its impact on quality of life in Saudi Arabia

Fageeh,

Basurrah,

ALAzwari

et al. 2024

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care

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“…It was subjectively assessed preoperatively and postoperatively by using the nasal obstruction symptom evaluation (NOSE) scale 15 (Table 1). The Arabic version of the NOSE scale that was translated and validated by Elwany et al 16 was applied in the current study as all participants in the study were Arabic-speaking.…”

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Medial Flap Coblation Turbinoplasty Versus Submucous Resection: Outcomes

Etman

Ebada

El-Sisi

2023

Am J Rhinol�Allergy

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Background Variable surgical options are available for turbinate reduction. These options include total turbinectomy, partial turbinectomy, submucosal resection, laser surgery, cryosurgery, electrocautery, radiofrequency ablation, and turbinate out-fracture. However, there remains a lack of consensus for the preferred technique. Objectives The aim of this study was to describe the use of coblation for medial flap turbinoplasty procedure. Furthermore, the outcomes of this technique were compared to submucous resection in terms of improvement of patients’ symptoms, postoperative bleeding, crusting, and pain scores. Methods This prospective, randomized, comparative surgical trial was conducted on 90 patients. Patients were randomly allocated into 2 groups: medial flap coblation turbinoplasty group ( n = 45), and submucous resection group ( n = 45). The outcomes of both techniques were analyzed and compared. Results Both techniques were equally in alleviating patients’ symptoms of nasal obstruction. However, postoperative healing was significantly better in medial flap coblation turbinoplasty group. Additionally medial flap turbinoplasty showed a statistically significant better outcome in terms of postoperative bleeding, crusting and pain scores. Conclusion Both submucous resection and medial flap coblation turbinoplasty are effective in relieving nasal obstruction and enabling optimal volume reduction with preservation of function of the inferior turbinate. Coblation turbinoplasty has superior outcomes in terms of better healing and less postoperative pain and crusting.

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Arabic translation and validation of the Nasal Obstruction Symptom Evaluation (NOSE) scale

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Prevalence of nasal obstruction and its impact on quality of life in Saudi Arabia

Prevalence of nasal obstruction and its impact on quality of life in Saudi Arabia

Medial Flap Coblation Turbinoplasty Versus Submucous Resection: Outcomes

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