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Translation and Validation of Chronic Otitis Media Benefit Inventory (COMBI) in Turkish Language

Authors :
Hakan Kar
Can Doruk
Mehmet Çelik
Beldan Polat
Vedat Topsakal
Kadir Serkan Orhan
Source :
Turkish Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, Vol 58, Iss 1, Pp 24-29 (2020)
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
Galenos Yayincilik, 2020.

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to translate the Chronic Otitis Media Benefit Inventory (COMBI) into Turkish and evaluate the questionnaire’s reliability in assessing benefit outcomes in patients after ear surgery.Methods: A total of 30 patients with chronic otitis media who underwent ear surgery were asked to fill out the translated Turkish version of the COMBI questionnaire six months after their surgery twice, 10 days apart. The patients were divided into two groups in two different ways based on surgical and audiological outcomes. These were surgical success (SS), surgical failure (SF), audiological success (AS), audiological failure (AF) groups. Student's -t test was performed to show the differences in the COMBI scores of the groups. Cronbach’s alpha value was calculated to test internal consistency, Pearson’s correlation coefficient was measured to demonstrate test-retest reliability and factor analysis was run.Results: The average score of the SS group was 51.08 and significantly higher than the score of the SF group (42.40) (p=0.012). There was, however, no statistically significant difference between the average scores of the AS and the AF groups (p=0.330). A Cronbach’s alpha value of 0.862 was found. Pearson’s r value was calculated 0.810. Factor analysis showed that a three-factor solution explained the 70.2% of the variance.Conclusion: The Turkish version of the COMBI is a valid test with high test-retest reliability. It should be used with objective assessment tools for better understanding how patients benefit from the surgery.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
26677474
Volume :
58
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Turkish Archives of Otorhinolaryngology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.3872603118694f4783c9bde4a4e490f6
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.5152/tao.2020.4685