A Research on the Quality of Life of Individuals and Cost-Utility Analysis of Cochlear Implantation
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Bilateral Cochlear Implant, Cost-Utility Analysis, Unilateral Cochlear ImplantAbstract
Objective: This study aims to research a comparison of the effects of unilateral and bilateral cochlear implant procedures on quality of life and cost-utility analysis in individuals with hearing loss.
Material and Methods: The effects of cochlear implant procedures on individuals' quality of life and cost-value analyses were examined by evaluating the articles obtained by scanning the keywords "unilateral cochlear implant", bilateral cochlear implant" and "cost-utility analysis" from the research published in PubMed in the last 20 years.
Results: The Health Utilization Index-3 (HUI3) has generally been accepted as the most conservative and consistent measure of Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) for cost-value studies of cochlear implant procedures. It has been observed that children who received implants at an earlier age have higher quality of life scores. When deciding whether to have a unilateral or bilateral cochlear implant, it is thought that it would be more appropriate to choose a bilateral cochlear implant because the quality of life gain of the bilateral cochlear implant is higher and the incremental cost-value ratio is lower.
Conclusion: Statistically significant increases in quality of life are found before and after unilateral or bilateral cochlear implantation, with extremely favorable cost-value ratios. It is recommended to conduct cost-utility analysis studies of cochlear implant procedures performed in Turkey and compare them with developed countries.
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