Facial Plast Surg
DOI: 10.1055/a-2006-0807
Original Article

Validation of the European Portuguese Language Version of the Standardized Cosmesis and Health Nasal Outcomes Survey

1   Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Porto, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Porto, Portugal
2   Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde – Universidade da Beira Interior, Covilha, Portugal
,
Mariline Santos
1   Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Porto, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Porto, Portugal
,
Ana Silva
1   Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Porto, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Porto, Portugal
,
Mikhail Saltychev
3   Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
,
Luis Meireles
1   Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Porto, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Porto, Portugal
,
Sam Most
4   Division of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
,
Miguel Gonçalves Ferreira
1   Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Porto, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Porto, Portugal
5   Department of Otolaryngology and Facial Plastic Surgery, Hospital da Luz Arrábida, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
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Abstract

The Standardized Cosmesis and Health Nasal Outcomes Survey (SCHNOS) questionnaire is a tool developed to evaluate functional and aesthetic components of rhinoplasty. It is a reliable patient-reported outcome measure, not available in the European Portuguese language. Our goal was to translate and culturally adapt the SCHNOS questionnaire to the European Portuguese language. The questionnaire was forward and backward translated and culturally adapted to the European Portuguese language following international guidelines. The authors evaluated internal consistency, correlation, and reproducibility to determine the validity of the questionnaire. The final European Portuguese version of the SCHNOS was administered to 58 native European Portuguese speakers. Both the SCHNOS-O (obstructive) and SCHNOS-C (cosmetic) showed high internal consistency with Cronbach's α of 0.93 and 0.95, respectively. Also, for the entire SCHNOS, Cronbach's α was 0.96. All the items demonstrated good item-test and item-rest correlations with the differences between pre- and postestimates being nonsignificant. The translation, adaption, and validation of the SCHNOS into European Portuguese were successfully performed. This provides another tool to help evaluate the functional and aesthetic outcomes of rhinoplasty patients.



Publication History

Accepted Manuscript online:
03 January 2023

Article published online:
07 February 2023

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