Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Quality of life of children and their caregivers during an AOM episode: development and use of a telephone questionnaire | Dubé et al. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2010 8 75 http content 8 1 75 HEALTH AND QUALITY of life outcomes RESEARCH Open Access Quality of life of children and their caregivers during an AOM episode development and use of a telephone questionnaire Eve Dubé1 2 3 Philippe De Wals1 2 3 Manale Ouakki1 2 Abstract Background The negative consequences of acute otitis media AOM on the quality of life QOL of children and their families need to be measured to assess benefits of preventive interventions. Methods A new questionnaire was specifically designed for use in telephone surveys. A random sample of Canadian families was selected using random-digit dialling. Caregivers of children 6-59 months of age who experienced at least one AOM episode during the last 12 months were interviewed. Multidimensional severity and global QOL scores were measured both for affected children and their caregivers. Internal consistency of scores was assessed using standard tests. Results Of the 502 eligible caregivers who completed the survey 161 32 reported at least one AOM episode during the last 12 months and these cases were included in the analysis. Average severity was for children and for caregivers on a 1 to 4 scale maximum severity . Cronbach alpha values were and for the severity score of children and caregivers respectively. Average QOL was for children and for caregivers on a 1 to 5 scale best QOL . There was moderate to high correlation between severity and QOL scores and between these scores and duration of AOM episodes. Conclusions The questionnaire was easy to use during telephone interviews and results suggest good reliability and validity of the different scores to measure AOM severity and QOL of children and their caregivers during an AOM episode. Introduction Acute otitis media AOM is one of the most common diseases of childhood and a leading cause of healthcare visits and antibiotic prescriptions 1 . Recurrent AOM is frequent .
