Assessment of non-response in quality control of nasal septal surgery.

CONCLUSION: Mail responders had better improvement in nasal obstruction after septoplasty than non-responders. Therefore, low response rates may cause an overestimation of the results. The retrospective ratings obtained through telephone interviews are less reliable because they are influenced by memory and the patients' tendency to give socially acceptable answers.
PMID: 30813978 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Journal of Laryngology and Otology - March 1, 2019 Category: ENT & OMF Tags: J Laryngol Otol Source Type: research