title: Should average SNOT 22 scores be calculated regionally?
abstract: CONCLUSIONS
  The average SNOT 22 score should be calculated locally and be used as a reference when managing patients with nasal symptoms.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To calculate the average Sino Nasal Outcome Test (SNOT) 22 score across Lanarkshire and to compare it with similar studies.
  
  
  METHODS
  Prospective data collection in which SNOT 22 forms were filled by the Lanarkshire population who had no history of sinonasal disease. Participants included patient attendants and hospital staff across multiple hospital sites in NHS Lanarkshire. All patients with hay fever, previous nasal surgeries, or any history of use of topical steroid sprays were excluded from the study.
  
  
  RESULTS
  This study included 118 participants, out of which three had to be excluded due to unclear data entry. The total number for SNOT forms included for analysis was 115. This included 85 females and 29 males, while one form remained unanswered. The mean age was 49 (range = 15-81) years. The mean SNOT 22 score was 18 (range = 0-89).
authors.affiliation: a Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery , Monklands Hospital , Airdrie , Scotland.
authors.forename: I M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.affiliation: a Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery , Monklands Hospital , Airdrie , Scotland.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mohamad
authors.affiliation: a Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery , Monklands Hospital , Airdrie , Scotland.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ansari
authors.affiliation: a Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery , Monklands Hospital , Airdrie , Scotland.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Calder
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D012220:Rhinitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D006113:United Kingdom; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: CRS (chronic rhino sinusitis); PROM (patient reported outcome measures); SNOT 22 (sino nasal outcome test)