Rhinitis Control Assessment Test (RCAT)
Name of questionnaire | Rhinitis Control Assessment Test (RCAT) |
Type of questionnaire-description | Self-administered instrument for evaluating symptom control in patients with rhinitis. |
Number of items | 6 |
Number of domains/categories | - |
Name of categories/domains | Frequency of nasal congestion, sneezing, and watery eyes; sleep disruption; activity limitation caused by symptoms; and self-rating of symptom control |
Scaling of items | 5-point Likert scale ("never" to "extremely often") with 1-week recall period for each item |
Scoring | Scores range from 6 to 30, with higher scores indicating better rhinitis symptom control. |
Test-retest reproducibility | Reported intraclass correlation coefficients=0.70-0.83 between different months |
Internal consistency | Reported Cronbach α= 0.73- 0.76 |
Validity | Yes: - good convergent validity (r > 0.70) with another validated rhinitis-specific tool for measuring symptoms (the total nasal symptoms score-TNSS) and Mini-Rhinitis Quality of Life Questionnaire; - discriminant validity demonstrated by significantly different scores across the categorized patient groups by physician ratings of rhinitis severity, physician-recommended change in therapy, and severity staging according to TNSSs; - predictive validity, as shown by the relationship of baseline RCAT to reports of subsequent missed school/work, medication use and effectiveness over the next 3 months and to dispensings during the following year of total and some individual rhinitis medications. |
Minimally important difference | >2.5 |
Language | English for the USA |
Translations in other languages (if yes, then list the languages) | None |
Developer name | Richard H. Stanford, PharmD |
Developer contact information | Richard H. Stanford, PharmD GlaxoSmithKline 5 Moore Dr Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 E-mail: Richard.H.Stanford@gsk.com |
Availability of questionnaire: needs permission from developer, cost or freely available | Contact Dr. Richard H. Stanford |
References (including original publication) | Schatz M, Meltzer EO, Nathan R, Derebery MJ, Mintz M, Stanford RH, Dalal AA, Silvey MJ, Kosinski M. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2010 Feb;104(2):118-24. Psychometric validation of the Rhinitis Control Assessment Test: a brief patient-completed instrument for evaluating rhinitis symptom control. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2010;104:118–124. M, Zeiger RS, Chen W, Yang SJ, Stanford RH, Garris CP. A comparison of the psychometric properties of the Mini-Rhinitis Quality of Life Questionnaire and the Rhinitis Control Assessment Test. Am J Rhinol Allergy. 2012, 26(2):127-33. |
Limitations | - |
Link to the questionnaire (if available) | Not available |
Other comments | Contains a question on impact of rhinitis on sleep |