Multinational Appraisal of the Chronic Otitis Media Questionnaire 12 (COMQ-12).
Otol Neurotol
; 42(1): e45-e49, 2021 01.
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| ID: mdl-33201077
OBJECTIVES: The Chronic Otitis Media Questionnaire-12 (COMQ-12) assesses patient-reported health-related quality of life. A multinational collaborative project was performed to translate and appraise the psychometric properties of the COMQ-12 across Europe, Asia, and South America. METHODS: Eight otology units from seven countries (China, Colombia, France, Italy, Japan, Korea, Turkey) created native versions of the COMQ-12 by the process of translation and back-translation. Questionnaire reliability was assessed on the basis of internal consistency by calculating Cronbach's coefficient alpha. Exploratory factor analysis was performed to identify underlying correlations between individual questionnaire items. RESULTS: This study included 478 participants from 8 countries. Calculated values for Cronbach's coefficient alpha were between 0.71 and 0.90. Exploratory factor analysis allowed the identification of three dominant factors, the primary factor (related to hearing problems) explaining 42% of the total variance, the secondary factor (related to daily activities) explaining 30% of the variance, and the third factor (related to acute disease activity) explaining 28% of the variance. CONCLUSIONS: This is a large study of patients with chronic otitis media, from centers from within many different countries spanning Europe, Asia, and South America. This study supports the use of the COMQ-12 within the individual countries where it was tested.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Otite Média
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Qualidade de Vida
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Aspecto:
Patient_preference
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Asia
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Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Otol Neurotol
Assunto da revista:
NEUROLOGIA
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OTORRINOLARINGOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos