Neumann Charlotte Skov, Schmidt Jesper Hvass
Research Unit for ORL - Head and Neck Surgery and Audiology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.
Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
Int Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2025 Jan 22;29(1):1-8. doi: 10.1055/s-0044-1788598. eCollection 2025 Jan.
The Nijmegen cochlear implant questionnaire (NCIQ) is a quantifiable self-assessment health-related quality of life (HRQoL) tool used internationally to determine quality of life (QoL) in cochlear implant (CI) users and to evaluate the implant's subjective benefits. This study aimed to validate the Danish version of the questionnaire (DA-NCIQ) with a test-retest including 60 participants (30 CI users and 30 CI candidates). The intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) were calculated to evaluate the temporal stability of the participants' answers and the internal consistency of the questionnaire domains was determined using the Cronbach alpha in order to compare these results with the NCIQ's other language versions. The DA-NCIQ was found to have Cronbach alpha coefficients between 0.7 and 0.91, as well as test-retest reliability with ICC values between 0.7 and 0.92. These findings were similar to the original and other language versions of this questionnaire. The Cronbach alpha coefficients varied between 0.73 and 0.89, while the ICC test-retest reliability varied between 0.64 and 0.85. Furthermore, the present study found that participants with CIs had an improved HRQoL in all subdomains, except for the advanced sound perception one, when compared to the CI candidates. The results supported the DA-NCIQ as a reliable instrument to measure the subjective benefits of CIs in postlingually deafened/hearing-impaired adults.
奈梅亨人工耳蜗植入问卷（NCIQ）是一种可量化的与健康相关的生活质量（HRQoL）自我评估工具，在国际上用于确定人工耳蜗（CI）使用者的生活质量（QoL）并评估植入物的主观益处。 本研究旨在通过重测法对丹麦语版问卷（DA-NCIQ）进行验证，该重测法纳入了60名参与者（30名CI使用者和30名CI候选者）。 计算组内相关系数（ICC）以评估参与者答案的时间稳定性，并使用克朗巴赫α系数确定问卷各领域的内部一致性，以便将这些结果与NCIQ的其他语言版本进行比较。 结果发现，DA-NCIQ的克朗巴赫α系数在0.7至0.91之间，重测信度的ICC值在0.7至0.92之间。这些结果与该问卷的原始版本和其他语言版本相似。克朗巴赫α系数在0.73至0.89之间变化，而ICC重测信度在0.64至0.85之间变化。此外，本研究发现，与CI候选者相比，CI使用者在除高级声音感知之外的所有子领域中的HRQoL均有所改善。 结果支持DA-NCIQ作为一种可靠的工具，用于测量语后聋/听力受损成年人中CI的主观益处。
