Psychometric properties of the Swedish version of the international outcome inventory - alternative interventions (IOI-AI) - ear surgery (IOI-AI).

Objective: The aims of this study were to adapt the Swedish version of the International Outcome Inventory for Hearing Aids (IOI-HA) to the International Outcome Inventory for Alternative Interventions (IOI-AI) in the context of ear surgery (IOI-AI) and to test the psychometric properties.

Design: The validated Swedish questionnaire IOI-HA was adapted to the IOI-AI by omitting the question about hearing aid use and changing the term "hearing aid" to "surgery" in the remaining items. The validity, component structure and reliability of the IOI-AI were assessed.

Are there differences in revision stapes surgery outcomes between university and county clinics? A study from the quality register for otosclerosis surgery in Sweden.

Purpose: The aim of the study was to investigate hearing outcomes in stapes revision surgery with regard to the type of clinic (university clinic or county clinic). Furthermore, the aim was to investigate the risk of complications with a focus on tinnitus, hearing deterioration, and taste disturbance 1 year after surgery.

Methods: The study is based on data from the Swedish Quality Register for Otosclerosis Surgery (SQOS).

A validation study of the Swedish version of the Glasgow hearing aid benefit profile evaluated in otosclerosis subjects.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to translate the Glasgow Benefit Hearing Aid Profile (GHABP) to Swedish, and to analyze its validity and reliability in patients undergoing rehabilitation with surgery or hearing aids.

Methods: The GHABP was translated to Swedish following published guidelines. One version of the questionnaire was adapted to fit the surgical intervention.

Tinnitus in immigrants attending Swedish language education classes.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of tinnitus in immigrants attending Swedish language education classes in comparison with data from the general population and tinnitus's relation to hearing in this specific population.

Methods: The study was based on prospectively collected data regarding hearing and health status in newcomers attending language classes. The examination consisted of pure tone audiometry, an otoscopic examination, and a study-specific questionnaire including questions from the Swedish National Health Survey.

Psychometric properties of the Swedish version of the Glasgow Benefit Inventory in otosclerosis subjects.

Objective: To evaluate the psychometric properties of the Swedish version of the Glasgow Benefit Inventory (GBI).

Methods: A prospective multicenter cohort study was conducted. A total of 123 otosclerosis subjects were included in the study.

Otosclerosis revision surgery in Sweden: hearing outcome, predictive factors and complications.

Purpose: To describe the procedures and investigate the hearing outcomes and complications after revision surgery for patients with otosclerosis in Sweden and compare these with previously published reports and to investigate factors that may predict the outcomes of revision surgery.

Methods: A total of 254 patients from the Swedish Quality Register for otosclerosis surgery who underwent surgery at 21 clinics were identified as having undergone revision surgery for otosclerosis from 2003 to 2013. Clinical records and audiograms from each of these patients were collected and analyzed.

Surgical technique in stapedotomy hearing outcome and complications.

Objectives/hypothesis: The aim of this study was to investigate different stapes surgery techniques in relation to hearing outcome and risk for complications such as tinnitus, hearing deterioration, dizziness, and taste disturbance.

Study Design: Retrospective database review.

Methods: The study was based on data from the Swedish Quality Register for Otosclerosis Surgery (SQOS).

Stapes surgery in Sweden: evaluation of a national-based register.

The aim of the National Quality Registries is to monitor the outcome of healthcare given to patients. The Swedish Quality register for otosclerosis surgery is one of the nine official national registers for ear, nose and throat diseases in Sweden. Since 2004, surgical and audiological results and patient satisfaction scores have been systematically collected from a majority of the ear, nose and throat clinics performing stapes surgery in Sweden.

Hearing-related, health-related quality of life in patients who have undergone otosclerosis surgery: a long-term follow-up study.

Objectives: The aims of the study were to assess health-related quality of life and hearing-related disability in subjects with otosclerosis 30 years after surgery.

Design: An observational study was performed. Medical records were reviewed, a clinical examination as well as audiometric assessments were performed.

Hearing-aid use and benefit: a long-term follow-up in patients undergoing surgery for otosclerosis.

Objectives: The aims of the study were to assess hearing-aid uptake in patients with otosclerosis 28-30 years after stapedectomy and to evaluate hearing-aid benefit to users.

Design: A retrospective study was performed; it included a review of medical records and follow-up 28-30 years after surgery, including audiometry, clinical examination, structured interview, and a validated questionnaire, IOI-HA.

Study Sample: Sixty-five patients, who had undergone stapedectomy at a tertiary referral center in 1977-79.

Otosclerosis: anatomy and pathology in the temporal bone assessed by multi-slice and cone-beam CT.

Objective: To assess the use of cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) compared with multi-slice computed tomography (MSCT) in otosclerosis, with special emphasis on middle- and inner-ear anatomy.

Study Design: Prospective study.

Patients: Twenty patients who underwent a stapedectomy 30 years ago were selected on the basis of bone conduction threshold values.

Otosclerosis: thirty-year follow-up after surgery.

Objectives: The aims of this study were to evaluate the hearing outcomes 28 to 30 years after stapedectomy in patients with surgically confirmed otosclerosis, and to evaluate inner ear involvement.

Methods: A retrospective clinical study was performed. Sixty-five consecutive patients who underwent stapedectomy at a tertiary referral center between 1977 and 1979 were included in the study.