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COMQ ‐12 scores in adult patients without chronic middle ear disease
Author(s) -
Phillips J.S.,
Yung M.W.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
clinical otolaryngology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.914
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1749-4486
pISSN - 1749-4478
DOI - 10.1111/coa.12306
Subject(s) - medicine , physical therapy , intervention (counseling) , population , psychiatry , environmental health
Objective To determine the COMQ ‐12 score in an adult population without active COM . Design Analysis of COMQ ‐12 scores in participants without active COM . Setting East Anglia, United Kingdom. Participants 70 healthy volunteers recruited from two local hospitals. Main outcome measures COMQ‐12. Results The median COMQ ‐12 score overall was two and the modal score was 0 with 27 (39%) participants achieving this score. Conclusion We recommend that the ‘normal’ values defined in this study be seriously considered before contemplating intervention, especially when patients with low scores are considered for surgery.