Journal Reviews

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Dizziness questionnaire and telemedicine during Covid pandemic

8 January 2024 | | Neurotology, Otology, ENTA-Vestibular Disorders, COVID-19 | Communication, Diagnosis, Dizziness, Surveys and questionnaires, Telemedicine

During the initial phases of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, delivery of ENT care adapted significantly. Kaleva et al present their findings of telephone balance consultations during the pandemic with a randomised prospective study utilising a dizziness questionnaire in West...

Hearing disability questionnaires

1 November 2019 | | ENTA-Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice | Hearing disability, content validity, hearing loss, patient-reported questionnaire, readability

This is a very interesting study concerning the validity and readability of 10 hearing disability English language questionnaires available for clinical use. The questionnaires were assessed against the World Health Organisation’s International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health framework (WHO-ICF)....

Questionnaire to determine quality of life in Parkinson’s disease patients with swallowing problems

1 March 2019 | | ENTA-Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice | Parkinson's disease, quality of life, questionnaire, swallowing

The quality of life (QoL) in individuals with Parkinson’s disease (PD) is often influenced by changes in their swallowing abilities. The authors of this paper have developed a valid, statistically appropriate questionnaire which is also clinically effective and can be...