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Clin Otolaryngol ; 41(6): 737-743, 2016 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26868059

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVES: The objectives of our study were threefold: to compare health utility scores measured with different health utility instruments in adult patients with bilateral deafness, to compare the change in health utility scores after unilateral or bilateral cochlear implantation using the different health utility instruments and to assess which health utility instrument would be the most appropriate for future studies on cochlear implantation. DESIGN: A prospective study. SETTING: The data for this article were collected as part of a multicentre randomised controlled trial in the Netherlands on the benefits of simultaneous bilateral cochlear implantation compared to unilateral cochlear implantation. PARTICIPANTS: The study included 38 adult patients with severe to profound bilateral post-lingual sensorineural hearing loss. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Participants completed various quality of life questionnaires (the EuroQol five-dimensional questionnaire (EQ-5D), the Health Utilities Index mark 3 (HUI3), a visual analogue scale (VAS) for general quality of life and a VAS for hearing) preoperatively, and one and two years postoperatively. The general health utility instruments (EQ-5D, HUI3 and VAS general) were compared. RESULTS: The EQ-5D, HUI3 and VAS general utility scores differed significantly. The intraclass correlation coefficients showed poor to no agreement between these instruments. A gain in health utility after cochlear implantation was found with the HUI3 and VAS general. The highest gain in health utility was found with the HUI3. CONCLUSIONS: A health utility score depends on the health utility instrument that is used in a specific patient population. We recommend using the HUI3 in future studies on cochlear implantation.


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Cochlear Implantation , Deafness/therapy , Hearing Loss, Sensorineural/therapy , Adult , Cochlear Implants , Deafness/complications , Deafness/psychology , Female , Health Status , Health Status Indicators , Hearing Loss, Sensorineural/complications , Hearing Loss, Sensorineural/psychology , Humans , Male , Outcome Assessment, Health Care , Prospective Studies , Quality of Life , Reproducibility of Results , Surveys and Questionnaires
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