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fact of the assessment of patient’s status and Funding Sources
their course after surgery being based only
on self-administrated questionnaires and
not by objective methods like image studies,
sleep studies, or maybe nasal and oral air-flow
measures. However, we don’t consider that
this limitation would translate into a unique
result and we consider that it doesn’t take
strength from the validation archived.
Usefulness of the tool: We also consider that
the score can be used in the follow-up of
patients who underwent tonsillectomy and
can help the physician into legal issues that
can arise after surgery.
Conclusion
The Portuguese version of the Tonsil and
Adenoid Health Status Instrument is well
accessible and reliable with strong internal
consistency, responsiveness, and validity. It's a
good method to detect changes on health and
quality of life. We advocate its use, within the
Portuguese context, when an adenoidectomy
or tonsillectomy is taken into account, and
can be used in the follow-up of patients who
underwent surgery and being a great tool for
the physician into legal issues that can arise
after surgery.
Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare that there is no conflict
of interests regarding the publication of this
paper.
Data Confidentiality
The authors declare having followed the
protocols in use at their working center
regarding patients’ data publication.
Protection of humans and animals
The authors declare that the procedures
were followed according to the regulations
established by the Clinical Research and Ethics
Committee and to the 2013 Helsinki Declaration
of the World Medical Association.
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This work did not receive any contribution,
funding or scholarship.
Availability of scientific data
There are no datasets available, publicly related
to this work.
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