Rhinosinusitis Disability Index

Name of Questionnaire

Rhinosinusitis Disability Index

Description

Disease-specific health-related quality of life instrument developed by physical, functional, and emotional impact of rhinosinusitis.

Developer

Benninger MS and Senior BA ¹

Address

Michael S. Benninger, M.D.
Henry Ford Medical Center
Phone: 313-876-3275
Fax: 313-876-7263

Cost & availability

Contact M. Benninger for permission to use the instrument

Administration

Self

Time to complete

<5 minutes

Number of items

30

Domains & categories

3 domains

Name of categories/domains

Physical, functional, emotional

Scaling of items

5-point Likert scale

Scoring

Not available.

Reliability

Validity

Established by comparison to conventional clinical symptom measures, differences between patients and controls ¹

Responsiveness

Reported ¹

Minimally important difference

Not reported

Research use

Not reported

Clinical use

Not reported

Language

Original: English

References

1. Benninger MS, Senior BA. The development of the Rhinosinusitis Disability Index. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1997;123:1175-9.

Date of information

July 2000