Ali K H M, Wilson J A
ENT Department, East Surrey Hospital, Redhill, UK.
J Laryngol Otol. 2007 Sep;121(9):865-8. doi: 10.1017/S0022215106003380. Epub 2007 Jan 4.
To assess the pattern and severity of globus-type symptoms, as measured by the Glasgow Edinburgh throat scale, in individuals who had never sought health care for a feeling of something in the throat, in order to generate the first useful normative dataset for the Glasgow Edinburgh throat scale.
One hundred and seventy-four participants recruited from non-ENT clinics completed the Glasgow Edinburgh throat scale. They were distributed among three age groups (21-45, 46-65 and >65 years).
The commonest throat symptoms reported were 'coughing to clear the throat', followed by 'catarrh down the throat' and 'discomfort/irritation in the throat'.
The results of the study--a normative dataset for the Glasgow Edinburgh throat scale--may form the basis for: (a) the use of the Glasgow Edinburgh throat scale in primary care to identify patients for whom referral to secondary care may be appropriate; (b) monitoring the natural history of globus sensation; and (c) assessing response to intervention, in terms of resolution to baseline population levels of symptom severity.
通过格拉斯哥-爱丁堡咽喉量表评估从未因咽喉部有异物感而寻求医疗保健的个体中球状物样症状的模式和严重程度，以便为格拉斯哥-爱丁堡咽喉量表生成首个有用的规范数据集。
从非耳鼻喉科诊所招募的174名参与者完成了格拉斯哥-爱丁堡咽喉量表。他们被分为三个年龄组（21 - 45岁、46 - 65岁和65岁以上）。
报告的最常见咽喉症状是“清嗓咳嗽”，其次是“咽喉部有黏痰”和“咽喉部不适/刺激感”。
该研究结果——格拉斯哥-爱丁堡咽喉量表的规范数据集——可能为以下方面奠定基础：（a）在初级保健中使用格拉斯哥-爱丁堡咽喉量表来识别可能适合转诊至二级保健的患者；（b）监测球状物感觉的自然病程；以及（c）根据症状严重程度恢复到基线人群水平来评估干预反应。
