Validation of a Portuguese version of the health-related quality of life measure for active chronic otitis media (COMQ-12)

Fonseca, Anna Carolina Oliveira; Ramos, Pedro Lima; Balsalobre, Fernando Andrade; Freitas, Edson Leite; Phillips, John S.; Yung, Matthew; Bento, Ricardo Ferreira

doi:10.1016/j.bjorl.2017.08.007

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“…Cronbach's Alpha value for the Spanish version of the COMQ-12 was 0.8526, similar to results published in previous validation studies (16). Table 8 Assessment of test re-tests reliability values remained similar between the first and second visits (15 or 30 days after the first visit). Although a statistically significant increase in the global score was observed, the highest variation of the score was a mean value of 1.…”

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Validation of a Spanish version of the Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) measure for Chronic Otitis Media (COMQ-12)

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Background Evaluation of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is considered an important aspect of clinical assessment and health research. Chronic Otitis Media (COM) is related to the quality of life deterioration subsequent to COM symptoms, social communication impairments and lower work performance. However, there is no reliable information regarding the impact of this disease on health and quality of life in many resource-poor countries. Therefore, we translated into Spanish and culturally adapted the Chronic Otitis Media Questionnaire-12 (COMQ-12) for the evaluation of Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) of Chronic Otitis Media (COM) in adult patients. Also, we assessed the psychometric properties of our version of the questionnaire.Methods Two otology referral centers in Bogotá, Colombia were included. The Spanish version of COMQ-12 was applied twice to 200 adult patients with confirmed COM diagnosis and to 31 healthy controls in order to perform the validation process and assess the internal consistency of this questionnaire. Psychometric characteristics (replicability, reliability, and validity) of the COMQ-12 were assessed. Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) were conducted via structural equation modeling (SEM) in order to test the questionnaire’s structure.Results The Spanish version of the COMQ-12 showed good internal consistency (Cronbach’s Alpha=0.8526, McDonald’s Omega = 0.8901). Coefficients corresponding to Lin’s Concordance test and test-retest reliability were 0.945 and 0.82 respectively. Correlation between the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and the COMQ-12 was = 0.676 (IC 95% = 0.593; 0.745). Factor analysis of the Spanish version of the COMQ-12 indicated a questionnaire structure with three domains: smelly discharge related symptoms; hearing loss related symptoms; and impact on work, lifestyle and health services.Conclusion This Spanish version of the COMQ-12 showed high reliability and high internal consistency. This questionnaire can be used as an objective clinical tool to assess the HRQoL of patients who have a COM diagnosis.

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Validation of a Spanish version of the Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) measure for Chronic Otitis Media (COMQ-12)

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“…Dutch, Russian, Portuguese, Servian, as well as Indian Kannada version are already validated, but no other language version is used yet. [11][12][13][14][15][16] In our study, we assessed the validity of Korean version of COMQ-12 (K-COMQ-12) and correlation with the disease activity of COM classified according to physical examination. Also we found meaningful cut-off values between COM patients and normal subjects using K-COMQ-12.…”

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“…There were no significant differences in many factors including subject's age, sex, BMI and their medical histories. 34.9% of COM patients were performed previous ear surgery, 14.2% of COM patients had experience of noise exposure, and 11.3% had or had been wearing hearing aids in the past. They were statistically significant when comparing normal group (Table 4).…”

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Validation of Korean-Language Version of Chronic Otitis Media Questionnaire-12 to Reflect the Disease Activity of Chronic Otitis Media

Kong¹,

Shin²,

Ku³

et al. 2019

Korean J Otorhinolaryngol-Head Neck Surg

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Background and Objectives The Chronic Otitis Media Questionnaire-12 (COMQ-12) was developed in the United Kingdom to assess disease specific Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) of chronic otitis media (COM) patients. We assessed the validity of Korean version of COMQ-12 (K-COMQ-12) and its correlation with the disease activity of COM classified according to the type of surgery. Materials and Method We translated the original COMQ-12 into Korean and also performed a back-translation of the translated text into English. Enrolled were 106 COM patients and 106 healthy subjects. Cronbach alpha was used to evaluate internal consistency, and factor analysis was performed to prove reliability. We compared K-COMQ-12 scores between normal subjects and COM patients to assess validity. The scores were also compared by dividing groups according to disease activity of COM. Results Cronbach's alpha showed good internal consistency (0.939). There was a significant difference in K-COMQ-12 scores between healthy subjects (1.99±4.34) and COM patients (22.69±12.41). Also, scores go higher as the disease activity of COM increased. A cutoff score of 6 of K-COMQ-12 sets 0.915 of sensitivity and 0.934 of specificity. Conclusion The K-COMQ-12 is a reliable and valid tool to assess HRQoL in patients with COM. The K-COMQ-12 could be also used as an objective tool that reflects the disease activity of COM.

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“…Two otologists and a general practitioner from both medical institutions included in the study performed the otoscopic examination (Welch-Allyn Otoscope). According to previous recommendations about otology research (15,22), the otoscopic ndings were classi ed into 5 groups: active squamous epithelium (cholesteatoma), perforated eardrum with discharge, inactive squamous epithelium (retraction, atelectasis, epidermolysis), dry perforated eardrum, and healed COM (intact tympanic membrane, tympanosclerosis). To ease the statistical analysis, these groups were also classi ed into two main clusters according to the following disease activity:…”

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“…Measurement of HRQoL, particularly after treatment, has become an important feature to guide therapeutic decision making in clinical practice (11). There are some HRQoL scales for COM such as COMOT-15 (12), COM-5 (13), and recently, the COMQ-12 scale (1), which has been validated and translated to many different languages: Indian Kannada (11), Dutch (14), Serbian (9), Portuguese (15), Russian (16), Korean (17), Turkish (18), and Italian (19). However, there is no quality of life scale for COM validated in Spanish, and additional psychometric evaluation is required.…”

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Validation of a SPANISH version of the Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) measure for Chronic Otitis Media (COMQ-12)

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Pérez-Herrera²,

Peñaranda³

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Background: Evaluation of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is considered an important aspect of clinical assessment and health research. Chronic Otitis Media (COM) is related to the quality of life deterioration subsequent to COM symptoms, social communication impairments, and lower work performance. However, there is no reliable information regarding the impact of this disease on health and quality of life in many resource-poor countries. Therefore, we translated into Spanish and culturally adapted the Chronic Otitis Media Questionnaire-12 (COMQ-12) for the evaluation of HRQoL of Chronic Otitis Media (COM) in adult patients. Also, we assessed the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the questionnaire. Methods: Two otology referral centers in Bogotá, Colombia were included. The Spanish version of COMQ-12 was applied twice to 200 adult patients with confirmed COM diagnosis and 31 healthy controls to perform the validation process and assess the internal consistency of this questionnaire. Psychometric characteristics (internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and construct validity) of the COMQ-12 were assessed. Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) were conducted via structural equation modeling (SEM) to test the questionnaire’s structure. Results: The Spanish version of the COMQ-12 showed good internal consistency (Cronbach’s Alpha: 0.852, McDonald’s Omega: 0.890). Coefficients corresponding to Lin’s Concordance test and test-retest reliability were 0.945 and 0.825 respectively. Correlation between the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and the COMQ-12 was 0.676 (95% CI: 0.593; 0.745) . Factor analysis of the Spanish version of the COMQ-12 indicated a questionnaire structure with three domains: smelly discharge related symptoms; hearing loss related symptoms; and impact on work, lifestyle, and health services . Conclusion: This Spanish version of the COMQ-12 showed high reliability and high internal consistency. This questionnaire can be used as an objective clinical tool to assess the HRQoL of patients who have a COM diagnosis. Trial registration Not applicable. Key Words: Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media, Health-Related Quality of Life, COMQ-12, validity.

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Validation of a Portuguese version of the health-related quality of life measure for active chronic otitis media (COMQ-12)

Abstract: 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.

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Validation of a Spanish version of the Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) measure for Chronic Otitis Media (COMQ-12)

Validation of a Spanish version of the Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) measure for Chronic Otitis Media (COMQ-12)

Validation of Korean-Language Version of Chronic Otitis Media Questionnaire-12 to Reflect the Disease Activity of Chronic Otitis Media

Validation of a SPANISH version of the Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) measure for Chronic Otitis Media (COMQ-12)

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