The congestion quantifier five-item test for nasal congestion: Refinement of the congestion quantifier seven-item test

American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 34-38

  Stull, Donald E ^a   Meltzer, Eli O ^b   Krouse, John H ^c   Roberts, Laurie ^a   Kim, Susan ^d   Frank, Lori ^a   Naclerio, Robert ^e   Lund, Valerie ^f   Long, Aidan ^g  

^a UNITED BIOSOURCE CORPORATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^g MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Congestion; Outcomes research; Patient reported outcomes; Screener questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLERGIC RHINITIS; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGESTION QUANTIFIER FIVE ITEM TEST; CONGESTION QUANTIFIER SEVEN ITEM TEST; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FACE PAIN; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; ITEM TOTAL CORRELATION; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NOSE CONGESTION; OPEN ENDED QUESTIONNAIRE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PHYSICIAN; PRESSURE SENSATION; PSYCHOMETRY; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL OBSTRUCTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 75749153620     PISSN: 19458924     EISSN: 19458932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/ajra.2010.24.3394     Document Type: Article

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