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The Zurich Chronic Middle Ear Inventory (ZCMEI-21) has emerged as a comprehensive and internationally recognized measure for evaluating health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in COM patients. However, a validated French version of the ZCMEI-21 is lacking, necessitating translation and validation to facilitate its use in French-speaking populations.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>A prospective multicentre study was conducted to translate and validate the ZCMEI-21 into French (ZCMEI-21-Fr). The translation process followed established guidelines, including professional translation, cognitive debriefing, and back-translation. The validation process involved administering the ZCMEI-21-Fr together with the generic EQ-5D questionnaire to French-speaking COM patients across multiple centers. Internal consistency, reliability, and validity were assessed using psychometric statistical methods.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>A total of 102 French-speaking COM patients were included in the study. The ZCMEI-21-Fr demonstrated excellent internal consistency (Cronbach\u2019s \u03b1\u2009=\u20090.89) and reliability across all subscales. Total ZCMEI-21-Fr scores correlated strongly with a question directly assessing HRQoL (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.59, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.0001). Moderate correlations were observed with the EQ-5D (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.41, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.0001).<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>The ZCMEI-21-Fr offers a valuable tool for assessing the psychosocial impact of COM in French-speaking patients. Its comprehensive coverage of HRQoL dimensions, including psychological effects, distinguishes it from existing instruments. The availability of a validated French version enhances the standardization of HRQoL assessment in COM patients on an international scale.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1007\/s00405-025-09447-0","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,5,24]],"date-time":"2025-05-24T14:36:00Z","timestamp":1748097360000},"page":"5123-5129","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["A novel instrument for assessing health-related quality of life in French patients: translation and multi-centre validation of the Zurich chronic middle ear inventory (ZCMEI-21-Fr)"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"282","author":[{"given":"Thibault De","family":"Maesschalck","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Raphaele","family":"Quatre","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Mihaela","family":"Horoi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Alexandra","family":"Rodriguez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Pierre","family":"Sagnet","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Christof","family":"R\u00f6\u00f6sli","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Alexander","family":"Huber","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Fran\u00e7ois","family":"Voruz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Pascal","family":"Senn","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Sebastian","family":"Schmerber","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"David","family":"B\u00e4chinger","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,5,24]]},"reference":[{"issue":"10","key":"9447_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"2351","DOI":"10.1002\/lary.25981","volume":"126","author":"JH Chung","year":"2016","unstructured":"Chung JH, Lee SH, Woo SY, Kim SW, Cho YS (2016) Prevalence and associated factors of chronic suppurative otitis media: data from the Korea National health and nutrition examination survey, 2009\u20132012. 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