SNOT-16, SNOT-20, SNOT-22, SNOT-25
Author: Jay Piccirillo, MD
About SNOT
The SNOT instrument is a collection of several validated instruments (SNOT-16, SNOT-20, SNOT-22, SNOT-25) defined by the number of included items. All of the SNOT instruments are derived from the Rhino-Sinusitis Outcome Measure (RSOM-31) (Piccirillo et al. 1995).
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The SNOT-16, SNOT-20, SNOT-22, and SNOT-25 are copyright protected by Washington University in St. Louis.
The scores of each question range from 0 to 5, according to the severity of the symptom, with 5 being the worst. The score of the test is the sum of the question scores. Higher scores represent a lower health related-quality of life.
In addition, patients identify the five items that affect them the most. Typically, the impact of treatment is assessed with the SNOT Absolute Change Score.
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Background
Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is the second most frequent reported chronic health condition (after arthritis), affects up to 14% of the US population, and results in significant disease burden in patients (Vital Health Stat 10. 2014;(260):1–161).
The best approximation of CRS disease burden, defined as its impact on a patient’s functional status and disease-related quality of life, is to use patient-reported outcome measures (PROM) (Benninger et al. 2003; Morley and Sharp 2006).
The most widely used PROM for CRS patients is the Sino-Nasal Outcome Test (SNOT) instrument.