Development of a New Patient-reported Outcome Measure for Ear Conditions: The EAR-Q

Background:. Patient-reported outcome measures are widely used to improve health services and patient outcomes. The aim of our study was to describe the development of 2 ear-specific scales designed to measure outcomes important to children and young adults with ear conditions, such as microtia and...

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Main Authors: Anne F. Klassen, BA (Hons), DPhil, Natasha M. Longmire, MSc, Neil W. Bulstrode, BSc(Hons), MBBS, MD, FRCS(Plast), David M. Fisher, MBBCh, FRCSC, FACS, Leila Kasrai, MD, MPH, FRCSC, Justine O’Hara, BSc, MBBS (Hons), FRACS (Plast), Vivek Panchapakesan, MD, FRCSC, Andrea L. Pusic, BS, MD, MHS, Ken Stewart, MD FRCS, Elena Tsangaris, PhD, Natalia Ziolkowski, MD, Karen W. Y. Wong Riff, MD, MSc, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2018-08-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000001842