Development of the Cochlear Implant Quality of Life Item Bank.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Functional outcomes following cochlear implantation have traditionally been focused on word and sentence recognition, which, although important, do not capture the varied communication and other experiences of adult cochlear implant (CI) users. Although the inadequacies of speech recognition to quantify CI user benefits are widely acknowledged, rarely have adult CI user outcomes been comprehensively assessed beyond these conventional measures. An important limitation in addressing this knowledge gap is that patient-reported outcome measures have not been developed and validated in adult CI patients using rigorous scientific methods. The purpose of the present study is to build on our previous work and create an item bank that can be used to develop new patient-reported o

SUBMITTER: McRackan TR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6749825 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul/Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature