Evaluating the Revised WORQ in CI Users

University Hospital, Antwerp177 enrolled

Overview

The Work Related Questionnaire (WORQ) is a 59-item questionnaire of which each item represents an International Classification of Functioning and disability category. The WORQ was modified and reduced to include only questions relevant to Cochlear Implant (CI) users. In this analysis, a multicentre retrospective review of the revised WORQ in CI users was performed, with the revised WORQ as part of the questionnaires used in the regular clinical follow-up of CI users. Experienced CI users' responses on the questions will be evaluated to define the qualifiers for the revised WORQ.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

177

Conditions

Hearing Loss

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Adults over the age of 18 years * Adults must wear a MED-EL cochlear implant * Adults may have the following hearing indications and device fitting: * Unilateral cochlear implant with severe-to-profound hearing loss * Bilateral cochlear implant with severe-to-profound hearing loss * Single sided deafness (SSD) where the poorer ear PTA ≥70 dB HL and the better ear PTA ≤30 dB HL with an interaural threshold gap of ≥40 dB HL. * Asymmetrical hearing loss using a cochlear implant in the poorer ear and a hearing aid in the better ear (also known as bimodal fitting). The poorer ear PTA ≥70 dB HL and the better ear PTA \>30 dB HL and ≤55 dB HL with an interaural threshold gap of ≥15 dB HL. * Adults should have a minimum of one year's device experience Exclusion Criteria No extra exclusion criteria

Locations (5)

Fiona Stanley Fremantle Hospital Group

Perth, Australia

University Hospital Antwerp

Edegem, Belgium

University Clinic of Würzburg

Würzburg, Germany

World Hearing Centre

Kajetany, Poland

Hospital La Paz

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Completion of the WORQ questionnaire

Part 1: Work situation and educational background of participants * School education * Remunerative employment Part 2: Daily life functioning of participants * Emotional functions * Vestibular functions * Carrying out daily routine * Stress * Conversation * Communication devices and techniques * Tinnitus and dizziness * Community life * Family relationships Part I addresses demographics and relevant background information. In Part 2, participants have to rate to what extent they had problems with a certain task or activity in the last week based on a numerical scale ranging from 0 (no problem) to 10 (complete problem). Each individual WORQ item is linked to an ICF qualifier, which is a numerical code that specifies the extent or magnitude of functioning or disability in that ICF category or the extent to which a contextual factor is a facilitator or barrier.

Time frame: One test interval, at least one year after Cochlear Implantation

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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