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The Impact of Childhood Acute Otitis Media on Parental Quality of Life in a Prospective Observational Cohort Study.
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- A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Efficacy of Antimicrobial Chemoprophylaxis for Recurrent Acute Otitis Media in Children.Clinical otolaryngology : official journal of ENT-UK ; official journal of Netherlands Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology & Cervico-Facial Surgery · 2025Pooled it
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- Parental views on otitis media: systematic review of qualitative studies.European journal of pediatrics · 2016Pooled it
- A survey of parental health-seeking behaviour, knowledge, and expectations around ear infection symptoms in children.BJGP open · 2026Article
- The socioemotional challenges and consequences for caregivers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children with otitis media: A qualitative study.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2022Article
- In vitro Inhibition of Clinical Isolates of Otitis Media Pathogens by the Probiotic Streptococcus salivarius BLIS K12.Probiotics and antimicrobial proteins · 2021Article
- Parents Need More Support: A Qualitative Study of the Experiences of Australian Parents Who Are Waiting for Surgical Intervention for Their Children With Otitis Media.Journal of patient experience · 2020Article
- Panel 5: Impact of otitis media on quality of life and development.International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology · 2020Review
- Understanding Parents' Experiences and Information Needs on Pediatric Acute Otitis Media: A Qualitative Study.Journal of patient experience · 2019Article
- Validations of the OM-6 Parent-Proxy Survey for Infants/Toddlers with Otitis Media.Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery · 2018Article
- Impact of Pediatric Acute Otitis Media on Child and Parental Quality of Life and Associated Productivity Loss in Malaysia: A Prospective Observational Study.Drugs - real world outcomes · 2017Article
- Otitis Media in Fully Vaccinated Preschool Children in the Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Era.Global pediatric health · 2017Article
- Assessing Environmental, Nutritional, and Genetic Factors for Otitis Media-Related Hearing Loss in Rural Alaska Native Children.Ear and hearingArticle
- A prospective observational cohort study to assess the incidence of acute otitis media among children 0-5 years of age in Southern Brazil.The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious DiseasesObservational
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
objectivesAcute otitis media (AOM) not only affects childhood quality of life (QoL), but can also affect parental QoL. We adapted a previously published questionnaire on the effect of childhood recurrent ear, nose and throat infections on parental QoL for use with AOM and used it in an observational, multicentre, prospective study of children with AOM.
methodsThe AOM-specific parental QoL questionnaire grouped 15 items into emotional, daily disturbance, total and overall parental QoL impact scores. The questionnaire was assessed using item-convergent and item-discriminant validity criteria and internal consistency reliability; and then used with parents of children aged <6 years diagnosed with AOM at 73 practices in Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden and the UK. Bivariate analyses explored the differences in mean parental QoL impact scores by various characteristics.
resultsThe questionnaire demonstrated good to excellent internal consistency reliability for the various components (Cronbach's α 0.82-0.97). There were 1419 AOM episodes among 5882 healthy children over 1 year, of which 1063 episodes (74.9%) among 852 children had a questionnaire. Parents reported interrupted sleep (68.4%), worry (51.0%), altered daily schedule (44.6%) and less leisure time (41.5%) with a score ≥ 3 (1 = least to 5 = most impact). Factors that adversely affected parental QoL included: increased parental perception of AOM severity, younger child age and multiple AOM episodes.
conclusionsThe AOM-specific parental QoL questionnaire demonstrated good performance across five European countries. Parental QoL was affected by childhood AOM proportionally to severity, number of episodes and younger child age.
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