Protocol - Ear Infections (Otitis Media)

Personnel and Training Required

The interviewer must be trained to conduct personal interviews with individuals from the general population. The interviewer must be trained and found to be competent (i.e., tested by an expert) at the completion of personal interviews. The interviewer should be trained to prompt respondents further if a "don't know" response is provided.

Equipment Needs

These questions can be administered in a computerized or non-computerized format (i.e., pencil-and-paper instrument). Computer software is necessary to develop computer-assisted instruments. The interviewer will require a laptop computer/handheld computer to administer a computer-assisted questionnaire.

Requirements

Requirement Category	Required
Major equipment	No
Specialized training	No
Specialized requirements for biospecimen collection	No
Average time of greater than 15 minutes in an unaffected individual	No

Mode of Administration

Interviewer-administered questionnaire

Lifestage

Adolescent, Adult

Participants

Adolescents and adults, ages 12 and older

Selection Rationale

These two questions were selected because they capture the number of past ear infections and the presence of tubes in the ears and were included in a well-established national study (the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, NHANES).

Language

Chinese, English, Other languages available at source

Standards

Standard	Name	ID	Source
Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes (LOINC)	Ear infections - otitis media proto	62979-0	LOINC
Human Phenotype Ontology	Otitis Media	HP:0000388	HPO
caDSR Form	PhenX PX200201 - Ear Infections Otitis Media	6194955	caDSR Form

Derived Variables

None

Process and Review

The Expert Review Panel #7 (ERP 7) reviewed the measures in the Speech and Hearing domain.

Guidance from ERP 7 includes the following:

• No significant changes

Protocol Name from Source

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), Audiometry Procedures Manual, 2009-2010

Source

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). (2009–2010). National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Audiometry Procedures Manual. Hyattsville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

General References

Hoffman, H. J., Rawal, S., Li, C. M., & Duffy, V. B. (2016). New chemosensory component in the U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES): first-year results for measured olfactory dysfunction. Reviews in endocrine & metabolic disorders, 17(2), 221-240.

Protocol ID

200201

Variables

Export Variables

Variable Name	Variable ID	Variable Description	dbGaP Mapping
PX200201_Three_Or_More_Ear_Infections
	PX200201010000	{Have you/Has SP} ever had 3 or more ear more infections? show less	N/A
PX200201_Tubes_In_Ears
	PX200201020000	{Have you/Has SP} ever had a tube placed in more {your/his/her} ear to drain the fluid from {your/his/her} ear? show less	N/A

Speech, Language and Hearing

Measure Name

Ear Infections (Otitis Media)

Release Date

October 8, 2010

Definition

This measure is a questionnaire to assess the respondent's history of middle ear infections and tube insertions in the ears.

Purpose

This measure can be used to screen a respondent for a history of otitis media.

Keywords

Ear infection, Ear tubes, Middle ear infection, National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, NHANES, speech and hearing

Measure Protocols

Protocol ID	Protocol Name
200201	Ear Infections (Otitis Media)

Publications

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