ArticleJAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery2017
Use of Adult Patient Focus Groups to Develop the Initial Item Bank for a Cochlear Implant Quality-of-Life Instrument.
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25 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A qualitative systematic review of the impact of hearing on quality of life.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2025Pooled it
- Cochlear implantation impact on health service utilisation and social outcomes: a systematic review.BMC health services research · 2023Pooled it
- Perceived listening ability and hearing loss: Systematic review and qualitative meta-synthesis.PloS one · 2022Pooled it
- Perception of Environmental Sounds in Cochlear Implant Users: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2021Pooled it
- Health-Related Quality of Life Changes Associated With Hearing Loss.JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery · 2020Pooled it
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- Living with Cochlear Implants (LivCI): development and validation of a new patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) of personal factors associated with living with cochlear implants.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2026Observational
- A critical COSMIN-informed scoping review of complex abdominal wall hernia quality of life tools: making a case for patient-driven tool development.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Article
- Factors Associated with Preoperative Patient Expectations in the Cochlear Implant Evaluation Process.Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology · 2025Article
- Unilateral Versus Bilateral Cochlear Implants in Adults: A Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study Across Multiple Hearing Domains.Audiology research · 2025Article
- Predictors of Short-Term Changes in Quality of Life after Cochlear Implantation.Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology · 2023Observational
- Listening effort and fatigue among cochlear implant users: a scoping review.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Article
- Development and Implementation of the Cochlear Implant Quality of Life (CIQOL) Functional Staging System.The Laryngoscope · 2022Article
- Understanding Patient Expectations Before Implantation Using the Cochlear Implant Quality of Life-Expectations Instrument.JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery · 2022Article
- The impact of cochlear implantation on health-related quality of life in older adults, measured with the Health Utilities Index Mark 2 and Mark 3.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2022Article
- Listening-Related Fatigue in Children With Hearing Loss: Perspectives of Children, Parents, and School Professionals.American journal of audiology · 2021Article
- A Longitudinal Comparison of Environmental Sound Recognition in Adults With Hearing Aids Before and After Cochlear Implantation.Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR · 2021Article
- Best Practices in the Development, Translation, and Cultural Adaptation of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures for Adults With Hearing Impairment: Lessons From the Cochlear Implant Quality of Life Instruments.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2021Article
- Challenges in Navigating the Health Care System: Development of an Instrument Measuring Navigation Health Literacy.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Cochlear Implant Quality of Life (CIQOL): Development of a Profile Instrument (CIQOL-35 Profile) and a Global Measure (CIQOL-10 Global).Journal of speech, language, and hearing research : JSLHR · 2019Article
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Abstract
Importance: No instrument exists to assess quality of life (QOL) in adult cochlear implant (CI) users that has been developed and validated using accepted scientific standards. Objective: To develop a CI-specific QOL instrument for adults in accordance with the Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) guidelines. Design, Setting, and Participants: As required in the PROMIS guidelines, patient focus groups participated in creation of the initial item bank. Twenty-three adult CI users were divided into 1 of 3 focus groups stratified by word recognition ability. Three moderator-led focus groups were conducted based on grounded theory on December 3, 2016. Two reviewers independently analyzed focus group recordings and transcripts, with a third reviewer available to resolve discrepancies. All data were reviewed and reported according to the Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research. The setting was a tertiary referral center. Main Outcomes and Measures: Coded focus group data. Results: The 23 focus group participants (10 [43%] female; mean [range] age, 68.1 [46.2-84.2] years) represented a wide range of income levels, education levels, listening modalities, CI device manufacturers, duration of CI use, and age at implantation. Data saturation was determined to be reached before the conclusion of each of the focus groups. After analysis of the transcripts, the central themes identified were communication, emotion, environmental sounds, independence and work function, listening effort, social isolation and ability to socialize, and sound clarity. Cognitive interviews were carried out on 20 adult CI patients who did not participate in the focus groups to ensure item clarity. Based on these results, the initial QOL item bank and prototype were developed. Conclusions and Relevance: Patient focus groups drawn from the target population are the preferred method of identifying content areas and domains for developing the item bank for a CI-specific QOL instrument. Compared with previously used methods, the use of patient-centered item development for a CI-specific QOL instrument will more accurately reflect patient experience and increase our understanding of how CI use affects QOL.
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