Evaluation of remote programming of cochlear implants under challenging conditions

IF 0.9 Q3 OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY

Acta otorrinolaringologica espanola Pub Date : 2025-03-01 DOI:10.1016/j.otorri.2024.10.002

Luis Lassaletta , Miryam Calvino , Isabel Sánchez-Cuadrado , Giovanni Danesi , Ilaria Patelli , Michela Zana , Íñigo Ruiz de Erenchun-Lasa , Manuela del Carmen Zapata , Eva María Muñoz Yuste , Daniel Schaudel , Cherisse Mark , Gionata Conni , Pedro Luis Sarría Echegaray , Guillermo til-Pérez , Isaac David Gutiérrez Pérez , Elena Muñoz Pascual

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Abstract

Introduction and objectives

During the strained period of the COVID-19 pandemic, an international multi-centric clinical pilot study of remote cochlear implant fitting (remote programming) took place with the primary aim of evaluating the satisfaction of patients and practitioners with this procedure.

Materials and methods

Cochlear implant users and clinical practitioners from clinics in Spain and Italy completed a questionnaire to evaluate their experience regarding their satisfaction with the procedure and with its efficacy.

Results

54 responses were collected from 48 users and 42 responses were collected from 9 clinical practitioners. Practitioners were able to perform both remote fitting and remote telemetry. They rated their satisfaction with the procedure highly, with a median value of 9.5/10. Over 90% were satisfied with the results of the procedure, and all who responded would be willing to use remote programming again. Practitioners also rated the technical performance highly. Users rated their satisfaction with the procedure with a median value of 8/10. The great majority of users would be willing to undergo remote programming again (81.3%), and most would recommend the procedure to other users (74%).

Conclusions

Remote programming is a well-received procedure among both clinical practitioners and cochlear implant users, and offers a useful alternative when in-person visits are not practical or not possible, as was the case during the pandemic.

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挑战性条件下人工耳蜗远程编程的评价

在2019冠状病毒病大流行的紧张时期，开展了一项远程人工耳蜗植入（远程编程）的国际多中心临床试点研究，主要目的是评估患者和医生对该手术的满意度。材料和方法来自西班牙和意大利诊所的人工耳蜗使用者和临床从业人员完成了一份调查问卷，以评估他们对手术及其疗效的满意度。结果48名用户共收到54份回复，9名临床医生共收到42份回复。从业人员能够进行远程装配和远程遥测。他们对手术的满意度评价很高，中位数为9.5/10。超过90%的人对程序的结果感到满意，所有回应的人都愿意再次使用远程编程。从业人员也高度评价了技术性能。用户对手术的满意度中位数为8/10。绝大多数用户愿意再次进行远程编程（81.3%），大多数用户会向其他用户推荐该程序（74%）。远程编程在临床医生和人工耳蜗使用者中都是一种广受欢迎的程序，并且在不实际或不可能亲自访问时提供了一种有用的替代方案，例如在大流行期间。

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Acta otorrinolaringologica espanola OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY-

CiteScore

1.40

自引率

20.00%

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审稿时长

44 days

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