PAEDIATRIC THROAT DISORDERS OUTCOME TOOL (T-14)
This form is a way for us to monitor outcomes pre and post surgery. It is a requirement for medical insurance companies that this is completed by the ent4kids team. We would really appreciate it if you would take some time to fill out this easy questionnaire
Below you will find a list of symptoms and problems that may be caused by your child’s throat problems. There are no right or wrong answers, and only you can provide us with this information.
Considering how severe the problem is when your child experiences it and how often it happens over the past six months for your child, please rate each item below on how "bad" it is by clicking the button that corresponds with how you feel, using this scale: Please try not to miss any questions. We use this questionnaire to assess how effective are the treatments we recommend and will ask if you could complete this form before treatment and then again 4 week after treatment.
Thank you for taking the time to do this.
About the T-14 outcome form
The T-14: A valid, sensitive and reliable parent-reported outcome measure for Paediatric Throat Disorders. Sore throats are said to account for 35 million days lost from school or work per annum in the UK3. In excess of 30,000 tonsillectomies were performed on children aged 2- 14 years of age in NHS hospitals in England during the 2005 – 2006 financial year4 (HES data). 70 – 80% of these are given as management for recurrent sore throats, the remainder for obstructive symptoms5. In the same period the Chief medical Officer for England, Sir Liam Donaldson, highlighted geographical variation in tonsillectomy rates that he claimed was “unacceptable”6. The use of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) is rapidly growing in studiesof clinical effectiveness and quality of care. By 2010, all NHS hospitals in England will be required to submit such data for a range of indicator procedures1. We set out to develop and validate a disease-specific PROM for use in children with throatdisorders (both obstructive and infective indications), which will allow both the impact of these conditions on health related quality of life to be measured, and to assess the effectiveness of treatment. We modified and abbreviated a pre-existing instrument, the Tonsil and Adenoid Health Status Instrument, to make it suitable for rapid completion in children with tonsil and adenoid disease in the UK. We have determined the main psychometric properties of the resulting 14-item Paediatric Throat disorders Outcome Test (T-14).