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Pediatric outcomes research: development of an outcomes instrument for tonsil and adenoid disease

M G Stewart1

  • 1The Bobby R. Alford Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Communicative Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.

The Laryngoscope
|March 16, 2000
PubMed

Insights

A new health status instrument was developed and validated for children with tonsil and adenoid disease. This reliable tool will aid future pediatric outcomes research for this common condition.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Otolaryngology
  • Health Outcomes Research
  • Instrument Development

Background:

  • Tonsil and adenoid diseases are common in children.
  • Assessing health status in pediatric populations presents unique challenges.
  • Existing instruments may not adequately capture outcomes specific to tonsil and adenoid conditions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To design and validate a disease-specific health status instrument for pediatric tonsil and adenoid disease.
  • To provide a reliable and valid measure for outcomes research.
  • To discuss challenges in pediatric outcomes research.

Main Methods:

  • Instrument design methodology.
  • Validation process including reliability and validity testing.
  • Discussion of pediatric-specific considerations in outcomes research.

Main Results:

  • The developed instrument is reliable.
  • The developed instrument is valid.
  • The instrument is suitable for use in outcomes research for tonsil and adenoid disease.

Conclusions:

  • A reliable and valid disease-specific health status instrument for pediatric tonsil and adenoid disease has been developed.
  • This instrument will be valuable for future outcomes research.
  • Key challenges in pediatric outcomes research were addressed.

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