Viergever Koen, Kraak Jeroen T, Bruinewoud Els M, Ket Johannes C F, Kramer Sophia E, Merkus Paul
Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Ear & Hearing, Amsterdam Public Health research institute, De Boelelaan, 1117, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Medical Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan, 1117, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Syst Rev. 2021 Apr 20;10(1):119. doi: 10.1186/s13643-021-01659-9.
Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are valuable tools in assessing the quality of health care from a patient perspective and are increasingly used by otologists. However, selecting the right questionnaire has proven to be a difficult and time-consuming task. To facilitate this process, we will provide a comprehensive overview of existing questionnaires.
A systematic literature search has been conducted on August 26, 2019, using the EMBASE and PubMed medical databases. 13,345 unique records were extracted. Questionnaires addressing any otologic complaint (tinnitus, hearing loss, earache, otorrhoea, and ear-related pressure sensation, vertigo, itch, or dysgeusia) were identified. All questionnaires were evaluated for eligibility by two independent researchers. Inclusion criteria were adult population, closed-ended questions, English language of the questionnaire, and the availability of the original article describing the development of the instrument or a validation paper describing the validation process written in English.
Create a comprehensive overview of all validated closed-ended otology questionnaires for adults and demonstrate their basic characteristics.
The number of questionnaires in English literature for the adult population, subdivided per symptom and target population.
A total of 155 unique questionnaires were selected: 33 tinnitus questionnaires, 23 vertigo questionnaires, 84 hearing loss questionnaires, and 15 multiple complaint questionnaires. A protocol for further questionnaire comparison is presented.
Two separate sequential searches were needed to identify unique questionnaires and to identify their development/validation paper. Although many ear diseases create multiple symptoms, the majority of the questionnaires were symptom specific.
Many questionnaires concerning ear-related symptoms exist and predominantly concern hearing loss, vertigo, or tinnitus. Only a few questionnaires cover the multiple complaints that ear diseases can create. The presented overview is the most comprehensive overview of otology questionnaires in literature to date. It will serve as a basis for questionnaire selection by professionals and could serve as a protocol for questionnaire selection in other fields.
PROSPERO CRD42017058155.
患者报告结局测量（PROMs）是从患者角度评估医疗质量的宝贵工具，并且越来越多地被耳科医生使用。然而，选择合适的问卷已被证明是一项困难且耗时的任务。为了便于这一过程，我们将提供现有问卷的全面概述。
于2019年8月26日使用EMBASE和PubMed医学数据库进行了系统的文献检索。提取了13345条独特记录。确定了针对任何耳科疾病（耳鸣、听力损失、耳痛、耳漏、耳部相关压迫感、眩晕、瘙痒或味觉障碍）的问卷。由两名独立研究人员对所有问卷进行资格评估。纳入标准为成年人群、封闭式问题、问卷语言为英语，以及有描述该工具开发的原始文章或用英语撰写的描述验证过程的验证论文。
创建一份针对成人的所有经过验证的封闭式耳科问卷的全面概述，并展示其基本特征。
英文文献中针对成年人群的问卷数量，按症状和目标人群细分。
共选择了155份独特问卷：33份耳鸣问卷、23份眩晕问卷、84份听力损失问卷和15份多种症状问卷。提出了进一步比较问卷的方案。
需要进行两次单独的顺序检索来识别独特问卷并识别其开发/验证论文。尽管许多耳部疾病会产生多种症状，但大多数问卷是针对特定症状的。
存在许多关于耳部相关症状的问卷，主要涉及听力损失、眩晕或耳鸣。只有少数问卷涵盖了耳部疾病可能产生的多种症状。所呈现的概述是迄今为止文献中最全面的耳科问卷概述。它将作为专业人员选择问卷的基础，并可作为其他领域问卷选择的方案。
PROSPERO CRD42017058155。
