The Cooperative Outcomes Group for ENT: A multicenter prospective cohort study on the outcomes of tympanostomy tubes for children with otitis media

Witsell, David L.; Stewart, Michael G.; Monsell, Edwin M.; Hadley, James A.; Terrell, Jeffrey E.; Yueh, Bevan; Rosenfeld, Richard M.; Hannley, Maureen; Holzer, Susan Sedory

doi:10.1016/j.otohns.2004.11.004

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“…This is in concordance with other studies reporting on the responsiveness of the OM-6 [5,9-11]. Three studies [5,9,10] present standardized response means (SRM) above 1.0 and conclude that OM-6 is responsive to change [27,37]. The last study [11] concluded that OM-6 was responsive to change using Guyatt’s Responsiveness statistic (GRS) and statistical significance of differences between scores at the different time points.…”

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The Otitis Media-6 questionnaire: psychometric properties with emphasis on factor structure and interpretability

Heidemann

Godballe

Kjeldsen

et al. 2013

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

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BackgroundThe Otitis Media-6 questionnaire (OM-6) is the most frequently used instrument to measure health related quality of life in children with otitis media. The main objectives of this study are 1) to translate and cross-culturally adapt the OM-6 into Danish, and 2) to assess important psychometric properties including structural validity and interpretability of the OM-6 in a Danish population of children suffering from otitis media.MethodsThe OM-6 was translated and cross-culturally adapted according to international guidelines. A longitudinal validation study enrolled 491 children and their families, and the measurement properties of the OM-6 were evaluated using the Cosmin taxonomy. The properties assessed were construct and structural validity (confirmatory factor analysis) including internal consistency, reproducibility (test-retest reliability and smallest detectable change), responsiveness and interpretability.ResultsA total of 435 children were eligible to participate in the study. Analyses of structural validity and internal consistency indicated that parent appraisal of hearing and speech problems may be problematic. Both scales showed similarly good test-retest reliability and construct validity, were able to discriminate between diagnostic subgroups and responsive to change. Cut-off values of 16.7 and 30.0 were found to represent minimal important change for the patients.ConclusionsThe Danish version of the OM-6 is a reliable, valid, responsive and interpretable questionnaire to measure quality of life in children with otitis media. This study sheds light on possible weaknesses of the instrument that needs to be acknowledged in the utilization of the instrument. However, despite these issues our results support the continuing use of OM-6 as a 1-factor functional health scale with a separate global health rating. Furthermore, indications of values representing minimal important change as perceived by the respondent are presented.

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The Otitis Media-6 questionnaire: psychometric properties with emphasis on factor structure and interpretability

Heidemann

Godballe

Kjeldsen

et al. 2013

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

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“…This may reflect cultural differences in the perception of health and disease, differences in proportions of disease, differences in the severity of disease in populations studied, differences in antibiotic utilisation and/or differences in treatment protocols [8,9]. Therefore, we chose the OM-6 survey as it is simple and easy to use, it has been validated, and it is reliable and sensitive to change [3,7,9].…”

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“…A number of papers have specifically examined the impact of this procedure on quality of life (QOL), and have consistently reported the benefits of myringotomy with VT insertion [3][4][5][6][7]. There are a multitude of surveys that assessed effect of grommets on quality of life but are difficult to compare the various quality of life instruments used by different researchers.…”

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Quality of life outcomes after ventilating tube insertion for otitis media in an Australian population

Chow

Wabnitz

Ling

2007

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology

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“…208 One multicenter, nonrandomized observational study showed large improvements in a disease-specific quality-of-life instrument that measured psychosocial domains of physical suffering, hearing loss, speech impairment, emotional distress, activity limitations, and caregiver concerns that are associated with ear infections. 209 These benefits of tympanostomy tubes have been demonstrated in mixed populations of children that include children with OME as well as recurrent AOM.…”

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The Diagnosis and Management of Acute Otitis Media

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Rosenfeld²,

Sevilla³

et al. 2013

Pediatrics

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This evidence-based clinical practice guideline is a revision of the 2004 acute otitis media (AOM) guideline from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and American Academy of Family Physicians. It provides recommendations to primary care clinicians for the management of children from 6 months through 12 years of age with uncomplicated AOM.In 2009, the AAP convened a committee composed of primary care physicians and experts in the fields of pediatrics, family practice, otolaryngology, epidemiology, infectious disease, emergency medicine, and guideline methodology. The subcommittee partnered with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the Southern California Evidence-Based Practice Center to develop a comprehensive review of the new literature related to AOM since the initial evidence report of 2000. The resulting evidence report and other sources of data were used to formulate the practice guideline recommendations.The focus of this practice guideline is the appropriate diagnosis and initial treatment of a child presenting with AOM. The guideline provides a specific, stringent definition of AOM. It addresses pain management, initial observation versus antibiotic treatment, appropriate choices of antibiotic agents, and preventive measures. It also addresses recurrent AOM, which was not included in the 2004 guideline. Decisions were made on the basis of a systematic grading of the quality of evidence and benefit-harm relationships.The practice guideline underwent comprehensive peer review before formal approval by the AAP.This clinical practice guideline is not intended as a sole source of guidance in the management of children with AOM. Rather, it is intended to assist primary care clinicians by providing a framework for clinical decision-making. It is not intended to replace clinical judgment or establish a protocol for all children with this condition. These recommendations may not provide the only appropriate approach to the management of this problem. Pediatrics 2013;131:e964-e999

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The Cooperative Outcomes Group for ENT: A multicenter prospective cohort study on the outcomes of tympanostomy tubes for children with otitis media

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Cited by 32 publications

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The Otitis Media-6 questionnaire: psychometric properties with emphasis on factor structure and interpretability

The Otitis Media-6 questionnaire: psychometric properties with emphasis on factor structure and interpretability

Quality of life outcomes after ventilating tube insertion for otitis media in an Australian population

The Diagnosis and Management of Acute Otitis Media

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