A Music-Related Quality of Life Measure to Guide Music Rehabilitation for Adult Cochlear Implant Users

Abstract

Purpose: A music-related quality of life (MuRQoL) questionnaire was developed for the evaluation of music rehabilitation for adult cochlear implant (CI) users. The present studieswere aimed at refinement and validation. Method: Twenty-four experts reviewed the MuRQoL items for face validity. A refined version was completed by 147 adult CI users and psychometric techniques were used for item selection, assessment of reliability and definition of the factor structure. The same participants completed the Short Form Health Survey for construct validation. MuRQoL responses from 68 CI users were compared with those of a matched group of normal-hearing (NH) adults. Results: Eighteen items measuring music perception & engagement and 18 items measuring their importance were selected; they grouped together into two domains. The final questionnaire has high internal consistency and repeatability. Significant differences between CI users and NH adults and a correlation between music engagement and quality of life (QoL) support construct validity. Scores of music perception & engagement and importance for the 18 items can be combined to assess the impact of music on the QoL. Conclusion: The MuRQoL questionnaire is a reliable and Dritsakis, The MuRQoL questionnaire 2 valid measure of self-reported music perception, engagement and their importance for adult CI users with potential to guide music aural rehabilitation.

Assessment of music experience after cochlear implantation: A review of current tools and their utilization

“…Additional studies developed internationally include Musical Sounds in Cochlear Implants perception test (MuSIC; Technical University of Munich) Montreal Battery of Evaluation of Amusia (MBEA; University of Montreal) Music EAR (University of Toronto) Munich Music Questionnaire (MuMu; Technical University of Munich) University of Canterbury Music Listening Questionnaire (UCMLQ; University of Canterbury) Music-Related Quality of Life Questionnaire (MuRQOL; University of Southampton). 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 …”

“…Music-Related Quality of Life Questionnaire (MuRQOL; University of Southampton). 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 …”

“…The MuRQOL is a relatively recent developed test, reported in 2017 with the explicit aim to assess music rehabilitation with design for repeated assessment over time. 26 There is no objective component to this assessment tool. A preliminary instrument was first developed in collaboration with 24 experts, then completed by 147 adult CI users before undergoing refinement with psychometric techniques for reliability, item selection, and structural definition.…”

Participation of Acoustic and Electric Hearing in Perceiving Musical Sounds

“…While CI is effective for speech perception ( Gaylor et al, 2013 ), the quality of music perception is generally poor and highly variable between patients ( Brockmeier et al, 2011 ; Drennan et al, 2015 ; Prevoteau et al, 2018 ; Riley et al, 2018 ). This issue has to be addressed since music is a crucial aspect of hearing: it can be used in auditory and cognitive rehabilitation ( Driscoll, 2012 ; Van Besouw et al, 2014 ; Hutter et al, 2015 ; Smith et al, 2017 ) and is a significant aspect for the quality of life ( Lassaletta et al, 2007 ; Dritsakis et al, 2017a , b ). Patients’ musical habits tend to change after cochlear implantation: even though half of patients still declare enjoying music, they spend less time listening to it ( Lassaletta et al, 2007 ).…”

The CI MuMuFe – A New MMN Paradigm for Measuring Music Discrimination in Electric Hearing

“…Due to the complex temporal and tonal features of music, music listening is particularly challenging. This is indicated by reduced levels of music enjoyment (Gfeller et al, 2000;Lassaletta et al, 2008;Looi and She, 2010;Moran et al, 2016;Dritsakis et al, 2017a), poor perception of pitch (Gfeller et al, 2007;Zeng et al, 2014), impaired recognition of melodic contour (Galvin et al, 2007) and difficulties in identifying musical instruments (Driscoll, 2012;Kim et al, 2015; for a review see Jiam, 2017). Since improved perception of music represents a strong desire and could improve quality of life in CI users (Drennan and Rubinstein, 2008;Dritsakis et al, 2017b), a number of ongoing efforts aim to improve music perception with a CI (Petersen et al, 2012(Petersen et al, , 2014Gfeller et al, 2015;Bedoin et al, 2018;Fuller et al, 2018;Jiam et al, 2019).…”