Health-related quality of life in vibrant soundbridge patients: generic and specific measures, short-term and long-term outcomes
VSB recipients experienced a quick improvement of their HRQoL. After just three months of device use, a significant improvement of hearing-specific HRQoL and a clinically relevant improvement of generic HRQoL were seen. After three months, no essential changes of HRQoL occurred in our sample, suggesting that the achieved level of HRQoL may remain stable in the long term.
Authors
- Philipp Zelger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6543-7620)
- Viktor Weichbold
- Franz Muigg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3531-1549)
- Heike Kühn
- Joachim Schmutzhard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5030-8132)
- Simone Graf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3021-1656)
- Sonja Rossi
Institutions
- Innsbruck Medical University (AT)
- Universität Innsbruck (AT)
- Universitätsklinikum Würzburg (DE)
- University Hospital Innsbruck (AT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology
- Published
- 2024-08-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-024-08889-2
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.03