Scoping review of pediatric tonsillectomy quality of life assessment instruments

Abstract

NA Laryngoscope, 127:2399-2406, 2017.

Cross‐cultural adaptation and validation of the Spanish version of the Paediatric Throat Disorders Outcome Test (T‐14)

“…Long questionnaires are not necessarily more responsive to change than short ones . The T‐14 has recently been recommended, among four disease‐specific questionnaires, as a paediatric tonsillectomy quality of life assessment instrument . The instrument can be completed by the parents within 5 minutes, and this low respondent burden makes it ideal for multiple administrations in prospective or longitudinal trials …”

“…8 The instrument can be completed by the parents within 5 minutes, and this low respondent burden makes it ideal for multiple administrations in prospective or longitudinal trials. 3,8…”

“…Developed and validated in 2010 in the United Kingdom by Hopkins et al, the T‐14 is a modification of a pre‐existing instrument, the Tonsil and Adenoid Health Status Instrument . The T‐14 is an easy to complete, reliable and responsive survey that has become a valuable tool for outcome research in paediatric otorhinolaryngology; it is used to both measure the impact of throat disorders on health‐related quality of life and evaluate outcomes following tonsillectomy or adenotonsillectomy …”

Adaptation and validation of the Spanish version of the Tonsil and Adenoid Health Status Instrument

“…Therefore, the instrument is very reliable and sensitive for comparing outcomes in groups, but not necessarily for predicting individual patient outcomes . The TAHSI has been recently recommended, among four disease‐specific questionnaires, as a pediatric tonsillectomy QOL assessment instrument …”

“…2 The TAHSI is an easy to complete, reliable, and responsive survey that has become a valuable tool for outcomes research in pediatric otorhinolaryngology both to measure the impact of throat disorders on health-related QOL and to evaluate outcomes following tonsillectomy or adenotonsillectomy. [2][3][4] The instrument can be completed by the parents within 5 minutes, and this low respondent burden makes it ideal for multiple administrations in prospective or longitudinal trials. 1,4 The TAHSI was validated for use in groups of children.…”