Abstract
Background: Chronic otitis media is a widespread disease that affects up to 2% of the population. The Chronic Otitis Media Questionnaire-12 was developed to assess the patient-reported health-related quality of life reduction due to chronic otitis media. The aim of this study is to evaluate the characteristics of the chronic otitis media questionnaire-12 among various groups of chronic otitis media patients.
Materials and methods: The Russian version of the questionnaire was obtained through translation and back-translation. 108 patients with different forms of COM completed the Russian version of the questionnaire. The internal consistency of this questionnaire was evaluated using Cronbach’s alpha coefficient.
Results: The average score was 19.4 (standard deviation 8.3). The internal consistency of the Russian version of the questionnaire was high, with a Cronbach’s alpha value of 0.860.
Conclusions: Russian version of the Chronic Otitis Media Questionnaire-12 is a reliable tool for assessment of health-related quality of life in chronic otitis media patients. It can be used in the future to determine a plan of surgical treatment and forecasting of results.
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