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

Luis Lassaletta, Miryam Calvino, Isabel Sanchez-Cuadrado, Piotr Henryk Skarzynski, Katarzyna B. Cywka, Natalia Czajka, Justyna Kutyba, Dayse Tavora-Vieira, Paul van de Heyning, Griet Mertens, Hinrich Staecker, Bryan Humphrey, Mario Zernotti, Maximo Zernotti, Astrid Magele, Marlene Ploder and Julia Speranza Zabeu
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Luis Lassaletta: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hospital La Paz. IdiPAZ Research Institute, 28046 Madrid, Spain
Miryam Calvino: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hospital La Paz. IdiPAZ Research Institute, 28046 Madrid, Spain
Isabel Sanchez-Cuadrado: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hospital La Paz. IdiPAZ Research Institute, 28046 Madrid, Spain
Piotr Henryk Skarzynski: Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, World Hearing Center, 05-830 Kajetany, Poland
Katarzyna B. Cywka: Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, World Hearing Center, 05-830 Kajetany, Poland
Natalia Czajka: Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, World Hearing Center, 05-830 Kajetany, Poland
Justyna Kutyba: Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing, World Hearing Center, 05-830 Kajetany, Poland
Dayse Tavora-Vieira: Fiona Stanley Fremantle Hospitals Group, Perth 6150, Australia
Paul van de Heyning: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Antwerp University Hospital, 2650 Antwerp, Belgium
Griet Mertens: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Antwerp University Hospital, 2650 Antwerp, Belgium
Hinrich Staecker: ENT Department, University of Kansas Medical Centre, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
Bryan Humphrey: ENT Department, University of Kansas Medical Centre, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
Mario Zernotti: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Sanatorio Allende de Córdoba, Córdoba 5000, Argentina
Maximo Zernotti: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Sanatorio Allende de Córdoba, Córdoba 5000, Argentina
Astrid Magele: ENT Department, Universitätsklinikum St. Pölten, 3100 St. Pölten, Austria
Marlene Ploder: ENT Department, Universitätsklinikum St. Pölten, 3100 St. Pölten, Austria
Julia Speranza Zabeu: Hospital de Reabilitacão de Anomalias Craniofaciais da Universidade de Sao Paulo, Campus Bauru, Bauru 17012-230, Brazil

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 5, 1-13

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: quality of life; cochlear implant; SOUNDBRIDGE; BONEBRIDGE; patient-reported outcomes (PRO) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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