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Quality of Life Associated with Cochlear Implants, in partnership with American Cochlear Implant Alliance

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1.  How is quality of life typically measured? Key informant interview Patient-reported outcome measures Clinical marker that requires interpretation Laboratory value

2.  Which of the following is not identified as a WHO QOL domain? Spirituality Level of Independence Physical Health Communication

3.  Which of the following require the reporting of patient-reported outcome measure when reporting outcomes for a new intervention? CMS FDA NIH FBI

4.  What is the current standard outcome metric for evaluating cochlear implant outcomes? Pure-tone average Speech reception thresholds Quality of life Speech recognition ability

5.  Overall, what degree of correlation exists between speech recognition ability and quality of life? None Low Medium High

6.  What is the potential impact of the difference in measurement properties between general-health PROMs and hearing/CI-specific PROMs? Can impact economic evaluation of CIs Can over-value bilateral cochlear implantation Can impact the speech recognition outcomes No impact

7.  Which of the following PROMs has been validated in CI recipients? NCIQ CIQOL HHIA Both A and B

8.  Which of the following is not a benefit of CI-specific PROMs over speech recognition testing? Dichotomous responses Provides information beyond communication Provides evaluation of real-life listening situations Allows direct input from population of interest

9.  Which of the following is considered a general health-related QOL instrument? SSQ HHIA CIQOL SF-36

10.  Which of the following is a potential reason for the low correlation of speech recognition ability and QOL in adult CI recipients? Large variability in speech recognition outcomes. Patient listening experiences are more complex than our current speech recognition testing battery. Current speech tests do not account for audio-visual communication testing. All of the above