Caregiver well‐being and child quality of life

Abstract

The caregiver QOL and FHS should be considered when using proxy-completed surveys to assess the impact of otitis media on children.

Caregiver Quality of Life and Daily Functioning in Relation to Ventilating Tube Treatment

“…11 The CIQ contains 6 items covering physical and emotional domains. The brevity and ease of use make it ideal for application in clinical and home settings.…”

Child-related characteristics predicting subsequent health-related quality of life in 8- to 14-year-old children with and without cerebellar tumors: a prospective longitudinal study

“…19,20 The present study describes the level and trajectory of HRQoL scores in children diagnosed with low-grade cerebellar astrocytoma or medulloblastoma (the 2 most common types of posterior fossa tumor) who are old enough to report their own HRQoL reliably. The former is usually treated with surgery alone, with 7-year survival as high as 100% in some reports, 21 while the latter requires adjuvant treatment with chemotherapy and radiotherapy.…”

The “Spoke Sign”

“…Some studies 1 have estimated that up to 40% of children experience recurrent or persistent otitis media. Unlike acute otitis media, which commonly presents with fever, earache, and occasionally drainage from the ear, otitis media with effusion (OME) is usually asymptomatic.…”