Rhinosinusitis in secondary school children-part 1: pilot study of the MSNOT-20 Young Person Questionnaire (MSYPQ).

Abstract

The SNOT-20 questionnaire, a valid disease related quality of life instrument for rhinosinusitis, was modified for use in secondary school children and became the Modified Sino Nasal Outcome Test -20 Young Person Questionnaire, MSYPQ. MSYPQ was evaluated in a pilot study of disease (rhinosinusitis) and non-disease according to criteria in the European Position Paper on Rhinosinusitis and Nasal polyposis (EPOS). Those children who were suffering from rhinosinusitis according to the EPOS criteria showed significantly high scores on MSYPQ, whereas those who did not have rhinosinusitis had very low to zero scores on the MSYPQ. This pilot study confirmed that the MSYPQ recognises rhinosinusitis symptoms in the 11-16 year age group with its effect on quality of life and is a suitable instrument to investigate the prevalence and impact of this problem in young people.