Validation of a Portuguese version of the health-related quality of life measure for active chronic otitis media (COMQ-12)
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2018
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ASSOC BRASILEIRA OTORRINOLARINGOLOGIA & CIRURGIA CERVICOFACIAL
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RAMOS, Pedro
PHILLIPS, John S.
YUNG, Matthew W.
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BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY, v.84, n.6, p.708-712, 2018
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Introduction: Measuring the impact on quality of life, especially after the beginning of the treatment, is becoming increasingly important in healthcare. Objective: The aim of this study was to translate the Chronic Otitis Media Questionnaire-12 (COMQ-12) into Portuguese language and validate this version in a group of patients with chronic otitis media. Methods: The Portuguese version of COMQ-12 was obtained by translation and back translation. Portuguese speaking patients with a history of active chronic otitis media were asked to complete the COMQ-12 Portuguese version. Cronbach's alpha coefficient was calculated for an estimation of the internal consistency of the questionnaire. Results: A total of 100 patients were included in the study; 49 women and 51 men, with a mean age of 39 years (range 12-77 years, median 40 years). The average COMQ-12 score was 29, out of a maximum score of 60. Cronbach's alpha result for the Portuguese version of the COMQ-12 was 0.85, indicating a high internal consistency. The participants presented with different forms of chronic otitis media, and almost all domains of the COMQ-12 questionnaire were able to differentiate between patients with healed chronic otitis media and patients with cholesteatoma or wet tympanic membrane perforation. Showing that patients with healed chronic otitis media have a better quality of life, measured by the COMQ-12, is a first step to guarantee the questionnaire's validity. The next step will consist on routinely using the questionnaire in patients undergoing surgery for chronic otitis media in order to evaluate their quality of life after treatment. Conclusion: The COMQ-12 Portuguese version showed high reliability, and may be used as an assessment of quality of life in patients with chronic otitis media. (C) 2017 Associacao Brasileira de Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia Cervico-Facial.
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Chronic suppurative otitis media, Otology, Patient-reported outcome, Questionnaire, Quality of life
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