Munich Music Questionnaire: adaptation into Brazilian Portuguese and application in cochlear implant users

Abstract

PURPOSE: To translate the Munich Music Questionnaire (MUMU) to Brazilian Portuguese, to adapt it culturally, and to describe the results obtained among adult users of cochlear implant (CI). METHODS: We translated the questionnaire to Brazilian Portuguese, reviewed the grammatical and idiomatic equivalences (back-translation), and adapted it from a linguistic and cultural perspective. The resulting version of this process was applied among adult CI users through direct interviews. RESULTS: The Brazilian Portuguese version of MUMU was applied to 19 adult CI users with postlingual hearing loss, who had been users of the device for at least one year. The answers to the questionnaire were analyzed by distribution of frequency and percentage of occurrence in each question. The results showed a decrease in the frequency of CI users that listen to music, comparing the period before hearing loss and after the CI. Regarding the role that music played in the life of each participant, the responses did not score change, so the music remained being an important factor in the life of the evaluated subjects, even after the CI. CONCLUSION: The subjective evaluation tool MUMU was translated and culturally adapted to the population studied. In Brazilian Portuguese, it was called Questionário de Música de Munique. The study showed its applicability in the daily monitoring of CI users, thus providing a profile of the activities related to music in everyday life.

A Music-Related Quality of Life Measure to Guide Music Rehabilitation for Adult Cochlear Implant Users

“…Frederigue-Lopes et al (2014) adapted the MUMU into Brazilian Portuguese and used it with 19 postlingually deafened CI users. They found a decrease in listening habits post-implantation, but music was still rated as important (Frederigue-Lopes et al, 2015). The large variability in the frequency scores for the CI users, with many CI users scoring similarly to NH adults, is in agreement with previous studies, which show high variability in CI outcomes for music perception and self-perceived music experiences (Maarefvand et al, 2013;Gfeller et al, 2008).…”

Caracterização da percepção musical em usuários de implante coclear

“…In this study, a decrease in the frequency in which the individuals implanted heard music, when comparing the period before and after CI (11,12) . Despite the decrease in this frequency, music played a major role in the lives of most participants before and after hearing loss.…”

“…In Brazil, only one instrument that allows to know the musical activities of users of cochlear implant was identified, the Munich Music Questionnaire (12)(13)(14)(15) . This instrument was created in 2002, translated and adapted to Brazilian Portuguese in 2015.…”

“…Most users listen to music for pleasure and to relax (9,12) and they begin to listen to music regularly in the first few months after activation, proving that this is the most important moment to encourage, start, or have begun training in musical skills.…”

“…It is inserted in the daily life, in the entertainment, fun and relaxation, being able to help the creativity and the expression of feelings. In previous studies, it was possible to observe that the frequency, in hours per week, of listening to music decreased after cochlear implantation, however, the music remained of great importance in the life of the patient (11,12) . One of the strategies used to improve the identification of songs is the use of lane (letters and/or rhythm) (13,14) .…”