A Music-Related Quality of Life measure to guide music rehabilitation for adult CI users
Purpose: A music-related quality of life (MuRQoL) questionnaire was developed for the evaluation of music rehabilitation for adult cochlear implant (CI) users. The present studies were aimed at refinement and validation. Method: Twenty-four experts reviewed the MuRQoL items for face validity. A refi...
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| author | Dritsakis, Giorgos van Besouw, Rachel M. Kitterick, Pádraig T. Verschuur, Carl A. |
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| description | Purpose: A music-related quality of life (MuRQoL) questionnaire was developed for the evaluation of music rehabilitation for adult cochlear implant (CI) users. The present studies were aimed at refinement and validation. Method: Twenty-four experts reviewed the MuRQoL items for face validity. A refined version was completed by 147 adult CI users and psychometric techniques were used for item selection, assessment of reliability and definition of the factor structure. The same participants completed the Short Form Health Survey for construct validation. MuRQoL responses from 68 CI users were compared with those of a matched group of normal-hearing (NH) adults. Results: Eighteen items measuring music perception & engagement and 18 items measuring their importance were selected; they grouped together into two domains. The final questionnaire has high internal consistency and repeatability. Significant differences between CI users and NH adults and a correlation between music engagement and quality of life (QoL) support construct validity. Scores of music perception & engagement and importance for the 18 items can be combined to assess the impact of music on the QoL. Conclusion: The MuRQoL questionnaire is a reliable and valid measure of self-reported music perception, engagement and their importance for adult CI users with potential to guide music aural rehabilitation. |
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| spelling | nottingham-436012020-05-04T19:07:29Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/43601/ A Music-Related Quality of Life measure to guide music rehabilitation for adult CI users Dritsakis, Giorgos van Besouw, Rachel M. Kitterick, Pádraig T. Verschuur, Carl A. Purpose: A music-related quality of life (MuRQoL) questionnaire was developed for the evaluation of music rehabilitation for adult cochlear implant (CI) users. The present studies were aimed at refinement and validation. Method: Twenty-four experts reviewed the MuRQoL items for face validity. A refined version was completed by 147 adult CI users and psychometric techniques were used for item selection, assessment of reliability and definition of the factor structure. The same participants completed the Short Form Health Survey for construct validation. MuRQoL responses from 68 CI users were compared with those of a matched group of normal-hearing (NH) adults. Results: Eighteen items measuring music perception & engagement and 18 items measuring their importance were selected; they grouped together into two domains. The final questionnaire has high internal consistency and repeatability. Significant differences between CI users and NH adults and a correlation between music engagement and quality of life (QoL) support construct validity. Scores of music perception & engagement and importance for the 18 items can be combined to assess the impact of music on the QoL. Conclusion: The MuRQoL questionnaire is a reliable and valid measure of self-reported music perception, engagement and their importance for adult CI users with potential to guide music aural rehabilitation. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association 2017-09-18 Article PeerReviewed Dritsakis, Giorgos, van Besouw, Rachel M., Kitterick, Pádraig T. and Verschuur, Carl A. (2017) A Music-Related Quality of Life measure to guide music rehabilitation for adult CI users. American Journal of Audiology, 26 (3). pp. 268-282. ISSN 1558-9137 Cochlear implant Quality of life Impact Questionnaire Validity Reliability http://aja.pubs.asha.org/article.aspx?articleid=2633304 doi:10.1044/2017_AJA-16-0120 doi:10.1044/2017_AJA-16-0120 |
| spellingShingle | Cochlear implant Quality of life Impact Questionnaire Validity Reliability Dritsakis, Giorgos van Besouw, Rachel M. Kitterick, Pádraig T. Verschuur, Carl A. A Music-Related Quality of Life measure to guide music rehabilitation for adult CI users |
| title | A Music-Related Quality of Life measure to guide music rehabilitation for adult CI users |
| title_full | A Music-Related Quality of Life measure to guide music rehabilitation for adult CI users |
| title_fullStr | A Music-Related Quality of Life measure to guide music rehabilitation for adult CI users |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Music-Related Quality of Life measure to guide music rehabilitation for adult CI users |
| title_short | A Music-Related Quality of Life measure to guide music rehabilitation for adult CI users |
| title_sort | music-related quality of life measure to guide music rehabilitation for adult ci users |
| topic | Cochlear implant Quality of life Impact Questionnaire Validity Reliability |
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