Evaluation of Measurement Properties of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures After Rhinoplasty

Abstract

IMPORTANCEThe number of available rhinoplasty outcome measurement instruments has increased rapidly over the past years. A large heterogeneity of instruments of different quality now exists, causing difficulty in pooling and comparing outcome data. OBJECTIVE To critically appraise, summarize, and compare the measurement properties of all patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) that measure functional or aesthetic symptoms of patients undergoing rhinoplasty, using consensus-based methodology and guidelines. This facilitates an evidence-based recommendation on the most suitable instrument to measure rhinoplasty outcomes and identifies promising instruments worthy of further research.EVIDENCE REVIEW A systematic literature search of Embase, Medline, and Web of Science was conducted from the databases' respective inception dates to May 18, 2018. Thirty-three articles evaluating 1 or more measurement properties of instruments measuring symptoms related to nasal breathing or satisfaction with nasal appearance in patients who had undergone septoplasty and/or rhinoplasty were included. Measurement properties were graded according to the Consensus-Based Standards for the Selection of Health Measurement Instruments (COSMIN) guidelines for systematic reviews of PROMs.FINDINGS The search strategy identified 33 studies that used 12 different measurement instruments. In general, high-quality studies on measurement properties of instruments measuring aesthetic and/or functional symptom-specific outcome of rhinoplasty are scarce. The Nasal Obstruction Symptom Evaluation (NOSE) scale demonstrated high-quality evidence for sufficient structural validity, internal consistency, reliability, construct validity, and responsiveness, along with favorable interpretability and feasibility aspects, and was therefore selected as the most suitable instrument to measure functional outcome. Among instruments measuring aesthetic outcome, the FACE-Q and Standardized Cosmesis and Health Nasal Outcomes Survey (SCHNOS) aesthetic subscale are recommended for further study. Future studies on the measurement properties of the identified PROMs, in particular content validity studies, are necessary.CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE Three instruments with high potential for further use were identified in a systematic review of rhinoplasty outcome instruments using a standardized, consensus-based methodology: the NOSE, FACE-Q, and SCHNOS. These findings may contribute to standardized collection of outcome data in rhinoplasty.

Post-rhinoplasty outcomes in an Indian population assessed using the FACE-Q appraisal scales: a prospective observational study

“…This is further supported by a recent systematic review of 33 studies that utilised 12 different measurement tools; the authors reported that the FACE-Q and the Standardized Cosmesis and Health Nasal Outcomes Survey aesthetic subscale were the best measures of outcomes in aesthetic surgical procedures. 30…”

Natural History of the Standardized Cosmesis and Health Nasal Outcomes Survey After Rhinoplasty

“…1) was created specifically to aid surgeons in assessing both nasal obstruction symptoms and nasal cosmesis in rhinoplasty patients. Among the quality-of-life (QOL) instruments' currently available for both aesthetic and functional rhinoplasty, the SCHNOS, which has been developed with a robust development technique, 3 is more precise, 2 more comprehensive, 4 and has been the most extensively validated. [5][6][7][8][9][10] The SCHNOS-O can be utilized as both a clinical and a screening tool for nasal obstruction, and the SCHNOS-C is a reliable clinical tool for cosmetic outcomes.…”

Normative data for the Nasal Obstruction Symptom Evaluation Scale in the general Australian population

“…6 As a specific patient reported measure of nasal obstruction it is validated for both septoplasty and septorhinoplasty 6,8,9 and van Zijl et al identified it as the most suitable PROM to measure functional outcomes. 10 Interestingly, the results of objective measures of obstruction often correlate poorly with subjective NOSE scores, and so the NOSE Scale is frequently the primary outcome measure for surgical treatment of nasal obstruction. 11 In the literature, there is limited normative data to provide perspective on the recent changes to MBS funding.…”