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Normative data for the Nasal Obstruction Symptom Evaluation Scale in the general Australian population
Author(s) -
Stefani Kristian,
Baxter Claire,
Crittenden Tamara,
Dean Nicola R.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
anz journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.426
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 1445-1433
DOI - 10.1111/ans.15990
Subject(s) - medicine , nose , context (archaeology) , population , cohort , body mass index , normative , airway obstruction , airway , surgery , environmental health , paleontology , biology , philosophy , epistemology
Recent changes to the Australian Medicare Benefits Scheme funding for rhinoplasty on November 2018 have included a Nasal Obstruction Symptom Evaluation ( NOSE) Scale threshold of >45 as a criteria for surgical intervention. The NOSE Scale is a patient‐reported outcome measure of nasal obstruction which is well validated for use in rhinoplasty and septorhinoplasty patients. Up until now, however, there has been minimal normative data for the NOSE Scale in the general population and no normative data from the general Australian population published in the literature. This article provides that context, presenting the first normative NOSE Scale data for the general Australian population.