Measuring patient benefit from otorhinolaryngological surgery and therapy.

摘要: The Glasgow Benefit Inventory (GBI) is a measure of patient benefit developed especially for otorhinolaryngological (ORL) interventions. Patient the change in health status resulting from care intervention. GBI was to be patient-oriented, maximally sensitive ORL interventions, and provide common metric compare across different an 18-item, postintervention questionnaire intended given patients fill at home or outpatient clinic. In first part paper, five interventions were retrospectively studied: middle ear surgery improve hearing, provision cochlear implant, eradicate activity, rhinoplasty, tonsillectomy. A criterion that specific intervention selected each study, so outcome could classified as above below criterion. all found discriminate between above- below-criterion outcomes. second paper reports on results implications factor analysis responses. structure robust led construction subscales. These subscales yield profile score provides information types yet sufficiently general enable comparison pair It score, which enables further breakdown results. As it patient-oriented metric, anticipated will assist audit, research, policy planning.