Japanese translation, cross-cultural adaption and multicentre validation of the Zurich chronic middle ear inventory (ZCMEI-21-Jap)

In the assessment of chronic otitis media (COM) and its treatment, patient-reported outcomes are becoming increasingly important. The aim of the present study was to translate and validate the Zurich chronic middle ear inventory (ZCMEI-21) in Japanese in order to provide the first Japanese-language instrument for measuring health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in COM.

Source: Auris, Nasus, Larynx - June 2, 2018 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: David B ächinger, Daiki Takagi, Hiroyuki Yamada, Masato Teraoka, Masahiro Okada, Jun Hyodo, Christof Röösli, Alexander M. Huber, Naohito Hato Source Type: research