How to predict the outcome of septorhinoplasty? A normative study of ROE and FROI-17 scores.
Objective
Normative values of patient-reported outcome instruments are needed to identify good candidates for rhinoplasty. Rhinoplasty Outcome Evaluation (ROE) and Functional Rhinoplasty Outcome Inventory-17 (FROI-17) are disease-specific questionnaires that evaluate quality of life in patients undergoing rhinoplasty.


Methods
The reference cohort contained 1,000 participants, selected from a non-probability panel. Normative ROE and FROI-17 scores from this reference cohort were compared with ROE and FROI-17 scores from a patient cohort before (n = 104) and 6 (n = 55) and 12 months (n = 32) after septorhinoplasty.


Results
Mean FROI-17 scores (± SD) were: overall score, 20.8 ± 17; nasal symptoms, 16.8 ± 7; general symptoms, 24.8 ± 22; and self-confidence, 16.4 ± 21. The ROE total score was 73.1 ± 16. Normative values differed significantly from the preoperative ROE and FROI-17 scores of septorhinoplasty patients (p < 0.01). Except for the FROI-17 general score at 12 months postoperatively (p = 0.004), there were no significant differences between normative ROE/FROI-17 and septorhinoplasty scores postoperatively, indicating that they returned to normalcy.


Conclusions
Normative scores for ROE and FROI-17 provide a reference point from which to identify patients who are most likely to benefit from rhinoplasty.
['Plath|Michaela|M|', 'Sand|Matthias|M|', 'Cavaliere|Carlo|C|', 'Plinkert|Peter K|PK|', 'Baumann|Ingo|I|', 'Zaoui|Karim|K|']
D006801:Humans D015508:Nasal Obstruction D009300:Nasal Septum D000071066:Patient Reported Outcome Measures D017060:Patient Satisfaction D011788:Quality of Life D012225:Rhinoplasty D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires D016896:Treatment Outcome
rhinoplasty rhinoplasty outcome evaluation functional rhinoplasty outcome inventory-17 normative score patient-reported outcome measures