Table 1.
Demographic and clinical data of participating patients of cognitive interviews
| Participants of cognitive interviews (N = 10) n (%) |
|
|---|---|
| Age | |
| < 30 years | 1 (10) |
| 31–40 years | 0 (0) |
| 41–50 years | 1 (10) |
| > 50 years | 8 (80) |
| Gender | |
| Female | 5 (50) |
| Male | 5 (50) |
| Native language | |
| German | 9 (90) |
| Other | 1 (10) |
| Educationa | |
| Low | 4 (40) |
| Medium | 4 (40) |
| High | 2 (20) |
| Time since diagnosis | |
| < 5 years | 6 (60) |
| 5–10 years | 1 (10) |
| > 10 years | 3 (30) |
| Time since surgery | |
| < 1 year | 4 (40) |
| 2–5 years | 4 (40) |
| < 10 years | 1 (10) |
| < 20 years | 1 (10) |
| Preoperative symptomsb | |
| Tinnitus | 7 (70) |
| Dizziness | 6 (60) |
| Hearing loss | 7 (70) |
| Headaches | 3 (30) |
| Facial paresis | 0 (0) |
| Otherc | 3 (30) |
| Postoperative symptomsb | |
| Tinnitus | 8 (80) |
| Dizziness | 8 (80) |
| Hearing loss | 9 (90) |
| Headaches | 7 (70) |
| Facial paresis | 6 (60) |
| Otherc | 4 (40) |
| Tumor size (in Koosd) | |
| 1 | 1 (10) |
| 2 | 3 (30) |
| 3 | 1 (10) |
| 4 | 5 (50) |
aLow < 10 school years, medium = 10–13 school years, high > 13 school years
bMore than one answer possible
cPre- and postoperative symptoms included cognitive impairments, such as concentration difficulties and word-finding problems
dKoos grading system: 1 = tumor is located exclusively in the internal meatus acusticus, 2 = tumor bulges up to the cerebellopontine angle without involving the brain stem, 3 = tumor fills the entire cerebellopontine angle, 4 = tumor displaces the brain stem and the nearby cranial nerves