Validation of the German language version of the Chronic Ear Survey and its psychometric comparison with an established German measurement instrument.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With the Chronic Ear Survey (CES), a validated measurement instrument for the assessment of disease-specific health-related quality of life (HRQoL) has been available internationally since 2000. The aim of this study was to provide a validated German version of this international instrument and to compare it with the German Chronic Otitis Media Outcome Test 15 (COMOT-15).

Methodology

The CES was translated into German via a forward-backward translation process. For validation, 79 patients with COM undergoing middle ear surgery were prospectively included. HRQoL was determined preoperatively and 6 months postoperatively using the CES and the COMOT-15. Pure tone audiometry was also performed at both measurement time points. In the control examination, an additional

SUBMITTER: Knoke M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10799145 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature