Association of Demographic and Hearing-Related Factors With Cochlear Implant-Related Quality of Life.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Only limited evidence is available describing the contribution of patient-related factors to quality of life in adults with cochlear implants.

Objective

Assess the association between demographic, hearing-related, and cochlear implant-related factors and quality of life by using a new Cochlear Implant Quality of Life (CIQOL) item bank, which was developed to meet rigorous psychometric standards.

Design, setting, and participants

Multicenter cross-sectional study of adults 18 to 89 years of age who had at least 1 year of cochlear implant use and who were recruited through a consortium of 20 cochlear implant centers in the United States. Using an online format, questionnaires were sent to the first 500 participants who contacted the research team. Of these pa

SUBMITTER: McRackan TR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6537791 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature