{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,16]],"date-time":"2026-10-16T09:49:00Z","timestamp":1792144140463,"version":"4.4.0"},"reference-count":0,"publisher":"Armed Forces Medical Services","issue":"5","content-domain":{"domain":[],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["Saudi Medical Journal"],"abstract":"<jats:p>Objectives: To assess the psychometric validity of the Arabic adaptation of the nasal obstruction symptom evaluation\u2013perforation (NOSE-Perf) scale. To assess how reliable and valid the Arabic adaptation of the NOSE-Perf questionnaire is. Patients with septal perforations, particularly Arabic speakers, lack validated self-assessment tools for subjective symptom evaluation. Methods: Conducted between May 2024 and June 2025, the study included 100 participants\u201420 patients with septal perforation and 80 controls. Participants filled out a questionnaire consisting of demographic data as well as the Arabic forms of the Sino-Nasal Outcome Test-22 (SNOT-22), NOSE, and NOSE-Perf scales. Cronbach's alpha was applied to determine internal consistency, and the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) was utilized to verify test\u2013retest reliability. Discriminative validity was evaluated by comparing score differences, while concurrent validity was analyzed through correlations with the NOSE and SNOT-22 scales. Results: Strong correlations were observed between the NOSE-Perf and the established NOSE (r = 0.920, p &lt; 0.001) and SNOT-22 (r = 0.885, p &lt; 0.001) measures, confirming the scale's concurrent validity. Discriminative validity was evident: NOSE-Perf scores were significantly higher in cases (29.8 \u00b1 9.48) than controls (5.76 \u00b1 8.10, p &lt; 0.001; AUC = 0.856). NOSE scores also differed (cases: 68.1 \u00b1 26.1; controls: 9.44 \u00b1 21.9; p &lt; 0.001; AUC = 0.931). SNOT-22 scores were 57.1 \u00b1 24.2 in cases and 18.0 \u00b1 18.4 in controls (p &lt; 0.001; AUC = 0.32). Conclusion: The Arabic adaptation of the NOSE-Perf questionnaire exhibited reliability and validity as a tool for assessing subjective symptoms among individuals experiencing septal perforation.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.15537\/1658-3175.8765","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,30]],"date-time":"2026-04-30T14:53:26Z","timestamp":1777560806000},"page":"817-825","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Reliability and Validity of the Arabic Version of the NOSE-Perf Scale"],"prefix":"10.15537","volume":"47","author":[{"given":"Rayan M.","family":"Alfallaj","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Abdullah I.","family":"BinGhaith","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mohammed Y.","family":"Alyoussef","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ahmed S.","family":"Alsaleh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Otolaryngology\u2013Head and Neck Surgery, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Saad A.","family":"Alsaleh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia AND Security Forces Hospitals Program, General Directorate of Medical Services, Ministry of Interior, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Abdulaziz A.","family":"AlQahtani","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Otolaryngology\u2013Head and Neck Surgery, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia AND Faculty of Medicine, AlFaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ahmad S.","family":"Alroqi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"56029","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,28]]},"container-title":["Saudi Medical Journal"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","deposited":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,16]],"date-time":"2026-10-16T09:27:33Z","timestamp":1792142853000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/smj.researchcommons.org\/journal\/vol47\/iss5\/7"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,28]]},"references-count":0,"journal-issue":{"issue":"5","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,28]]}},"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.15537\/1658-3175.8765","relation":{},"ISSN":["1658-3175"],"issn-type":[{"value":"1658-3175","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,28]]}}}