John S Phillips1, Mark Haggard, Matthew Yung. 1. *Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, Norfolk; †Multi-Centre Otitis Media Study Group, Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge; and ‡Ipswich Hospital, Ipswich, Suffolk, U.K.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To develop and document for clinical use a new HRQoL questionnaire for the assessment of active chronic otitis media. STUDY DESIGN: Two-center prospective correlational study. SETTING: Two otology referral centers in England. PATIENTS: Fifty consecutive adult patients with a history of active chronic otitis media. RESULTS: Consistency criteria (Cronbach's alpha) and first principle component loadings showed satisfactory scoring with 11 of the original 12 items. A single factor was obtained correlating highly with simple unweighted scoring. CONCLUSION: Sufficient consistency and initial validity information was obtained from patients with a history of active chronic otitis media to justify clinical use of the reduced item set and acquisition of further data to refine scoring.
OBJECTIVE: To develop and document for clinical use a new HRQoL questionnaire for the assessment of active chronic otitis media. STUDY DESIGN: Two-center prospective correlational study. SETTING: Two otology referral centers in England. PATIENTS: Fifty consecutive adult patients with a history of active chronic otitis media. RESULTS: Consistency criteria (Cronbach's alpha) and first principle component loadings showed satisfactory scoring with 11 of the original 12 items. A single factor was obtained correlating highly with simple unweighted scoring. CONCLUSION: Sufficient consistency and initial validity information was obtained from patients with a history of active chronic otitis media to justify clinical use of the reduced item set and acquisition of further data to refine scoring.
Authors: Lee-Yee Chong; Karen Head; Katie E Webster; Jessica Daw; Peter Richmond; Tom Snelling; Mahmood F Bhutta; Anne Gm Schilder; Martin J Burton; Christopher G Brennan-Jones Journal: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Date: 2021-02-09