Turkish Validity and Reliability of the Chronic Ear Survey

Abstract

Objective: It was aimed to present the Turkish version of the chronic ear survey and to evaluate the validity of this questionnaire in a sample of Turkish patients affected by unilateral or bilateral chronic suppurative otitis media.

Materials and Methods: Translation of the chronic ear survey from English to Turkish was made following international guidelines. Then Turkish version of the chronic ear survey and short form-36 questionnaires were applied to a total of 150 participants for statistical analyses.

Results: Correlation analysis revealed a statistically significant correlation between Cronbach’s alpha values and in the comparison of short form-36 sub-headings and chronic ear survey sub-headings.

Conclusion: As a result of this study, the Turkish version of the chronic ear survey was shown to have similar performance rates as the English version. Therefore, it can be interpreted that the survey can be used as a specific and sensitive quality of life measurement method for patients whose original language is Turkish. 

Keywords

• Health Status
• Otitis Media
• Race
• hearing disorders

Kronik Kulak Anketi’nin Türkçe Geçerlik ve Güvenirliği

Öz

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı Kronik Kulak Anketi’ nin Türkçe versiyonunu sunmak ve unilateral veya bilateral kronik süpüratif otitis mediadan etkilenen Türk hastalardan oluşan bir örneklemde bu anketin geçerliliğini değerlendirmektir.

Materyal ve Metot: Kronik Kulak Anketi’nin İngilizce' den Türkçe'ye çevirisi uluslararası kılavuzlar izlenerek yapıldı. Daha sonra istatistiksel analizler için Kronik Kulak Anketi’nin Türkçe versiyonu ve Kısa Form-36 anketi toplam 150 katılımcıya uygulandı.

Bulgular: Korelasyon analizi, Kısa Form-36 ve Kronik Kulak Anketi’nin alt başlıklarının karşılaştırılmasında ve Cronbach alfa değerleri arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir ilişki olduğunu ortaya koydu.

Sonuç: Bu çalışma sonucunda Kronik Kulak Anketi’nin Türkçe versiyonunun İngilizce versiyonu ile benzer performans oranlarına sahip olduğu gösterildi. Bu nedenle anketin orijinal dili Türkçe olan hastalar için spesifik ve duyarlı bir yaşam kalitesi ölçüm yöntemi olarak kullanılabileceği şeklinde yorumlanabilir. 

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Irk
• Otitis Media
• Sağlık Durumu
• işitme bozuklukları

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