Validity and reliability of the Cochlear Implant Quality of Life (CIQOL)-35 Profile and CIQOL-10 Global instruments in comparison to legacy instruments

Conclusion: The CIQOL-35 Profile and CIQOL-10 Global are more psychometrically sound and comprehensive than the NCIQ and the HUI-3 for assessing QOL in adult CI users. Due to poor reliability, we do not recommend using the HUI-3 to measure QOL in this population. With validation and psychometric analyses complete, the CIQOL-35 Profile measure and CIQOL-10 Global instrument are now ready for use in clinical and research settings to measure QOL and real-world functional abilities of adult CI users.
Source: Ear and Hearing - Category: Audiology Tags: Research Article Source Type: research