Validation of the Nasal Obstruction Symptom Evaluation Scale in Mexican Adults.

Arch Med Res

Departamento de Otorrinolaringología, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias, Ismael Cosío Villegas, Ciudad de México, México. Electronic address:

Published: April 2022

Background: Nasal obstruction is a feeling of impaired airflow through the nose, caused by diverse factors with high prevalence. There are numerous methods to study it, being the most important subjective instrument the Nasal Obstruction Symptom Evaluation score, NOSE, with good structural validity and internal consistency. It has been translated and validated in several languages, including European Spanish, but hasn't been validated in Mexico.

Aim: Adapt and validate the NOSE scale to the Spanish language for a Mexican adult population.

Methods: This study was conducted from May-August 2015. The scale was translated from English to Spanish and assessed by two experts to confirm its acceptability, being retranslated later. Adult subjects with native Mexican Spanish were recruited from the outpatient clinic, with chronic rhinopathy and without evidence of respiratory pathology. Both groups filled the scale, and anthropometric data were collected. A subgroup completed the instrument again after one month. STATA 15.1 was used for analysis.

Results: The sample were 261 subjects. Cronbach alpha was 0.89, intraclass correlation coefficient 0.84, agreement limits -9.62 to 16.29. There was a statistically significant difference in score between groups. The area under the ROC curve was 0.855, with 83% sensibility and 76% specificity for a 20 total score. Moderate to strong item-total association was found with Spearman. The response model showed moderate item discrimination. In the factorial analysis, one factor was found, with an Eigenvalue of 3.21.

Conclusion: The adaptation of the NOSE scale is reliable and valid for its application in Mexican adult population.

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