title: Pediatric outcomes research: development of an outcomes instrument for tonsil and adenoid disease.
abstract: We describe the design and validation process of a disease-specific health status instrument for use in children with tonsil and adenoid disease. This instrument is reliable and valid and should be useful in future outcomes research on tonsil and adenoid disease. Some of the unique issues and challenges regarding outcomes research in pediatric patients are also discussed.
authors.affiliation: The Bobby R. Alford Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Communicative Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Stewart
mesh_terms: D000233:Adenoidectomy; D000234:Adenoids / Q000473:pathology*; D001424:Bacterial Infections; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003679:Deglutition / Q000502:physiology; D004435:Eating / Q000502:physiology; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011788:Quality of Life; D012008:Recurrence; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012119:Respiration; D014068:Tonsillectomy; D014069:Tonsillitis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome