Using Generic and Disease-Specific Measures to Assess Quality of Life before and after 12 Months of Hearing Implant Use: A Prospective, Longitudinal, Multicenter, Observational Clinical Study

The primary objectives of this study were to evaluate the effect of hearing implant (HI) use on quality of life (QoL) and to determine which QoL measure(s) quantify QoL with greater sensitivity in users of different types of HIs. Participants were adult cochlear implant (CI), active middle ear impla...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2022-02, Vol.19 (5), p.2503
Main Authors: Lassaletta, Luis, Calvino, Miryam, Sanchez-Cuadrado, Isabel, Skarzynski, Piotr Henryk, Cywka, Katarzyna B, Czajka, Natalia, Kutyba, Justyna, Tavora-Vieira, Dayse, van de Heyning, Paul, Mertens, Griet, Staecker, Hinrich, Humphrey, Bryan, Zernotti, Mario, Zernotti, Maximo, Magele, Astrid, Ploder, Marlene, Zabeu, Julia Speranza
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Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Cochlea
Cochlear Implantation
Cochlear Implants
Hearing
Hearing loss
Humans
Likert scale
Middle ear
Observational studies
Power
Prospective Studies
Quality assessment
Quality of Life
Questionnaires
Speech
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Summary:The primary objectives of this study were to evaluate the effect of hearing implant (HI) use on quality of life (QoL) and to determine which QoL measure(s) quantify QoL with greater sensitivity in users of different types of HIs. Participants were adult cochlear implant (CI), active middle ear implant (VIBRANT SOUNDBRIDGE (VSB)), or active transcutaneous bone conduction implant (the BONEBRIDGE (BB)) recipients. Generic QoL and disease-specific QoL were assessed at three intervals: pre-activation, 6 months of device use, and 12 months of device use. 169 participants completed the study (110 CI, 18VSB, and 41BB). CI users' QoL significantly increased from 0-6 m device use on both the generic- and the disease-specific measures. On some device-specific measures, their QoL also significantly increased between 6 and 12 m device use. VSB users' QoL significantly increased between all tested intervals with the disease-specific measure but not the generic measure. BB users' QoL significantly increased from 0-6 m device use on both the generic- and the disease-specific measures. In sum, HI users experienced significant postoperative increases in QoL within their first 12 m of device use, especially when disease-specific measures were used. Disease-specific QoL measures appeared to be more sensitive than their generic counterparts.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph19052503