Bruinewoud, E. (Els) (2015) Otology Questionnaire Amsterdam (OQUA) : De ontwikkeling van een algemene vragenlijst naar oor gerelateerde klachten. thesis, Medicine.
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Abstract
Background: Patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) are useful in measuring quality of health care. Over the past years, many PROMs about ear-related symptoms have been developed. Most patients visiting the ear, nose and throat doctor (ENT-doctor) because of an ear-related symptom suffer from multiple ear complaints. However, there is no well-validated, Dutch PROM available that contains items about all types of ear complaints. Objective: Aim of the present study is item reduction of the third draft of the questionnaire; the ‘Otology Questionnaire Amsterdam 3’ (OQUA3). The final goal of this project is the development of the final, validated version of the OQUA. The OQUA needs to measure 8 types of ear-related symptoms and must be applicable to all adult patients visiting an ENT-doctor because of an ear complaint. Material and methods: Quantitative research. Field-testing of the OQUA3 (N=352). The OQUA3 consists of 50 items and covers 8 types of ear-related symptoms. Participating patients were above the age of 16 and presented themselves to an ENT-doctor with an ear complaint. Item reduction took place based on factor analysis and reliability analysis. Results: Nine items were removed based on factor analysis, 17 items were removed based on reliability analysis. Based on factor analysis, 9 subscales were developed. The current version of the questionnaire consists of 23 items and covers all 8 types of ear-related symptoms. Conclusion: The current version of the questionnaire is a good foundation for the final, validated version of the OQUA.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Thesis) |
|---|---|
| Supervisor name: | Facultair begeleider: and Laurens-Thalen, dr. Elisabeth |
| Supervisor name: | Merkus, dr. Paul and Locatie: Keel- Neus- en Oorheelkunde, VUmc |
| Faculty: | Medical Sciences |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Jun 2020 10:41 |
| Last Modified: | 25 Jun 2020 10:41 |
| URI: | https://umcg.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/278 |
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