The impact of influenza-like illness in young children on their parents: a quality of life survey

Chow, Maria Yui Kwan; Yin, Jiehui Kevin; Heron, Leon; Morrow, Angela M; Dierig, Alexa; Booy, Robert; Leask, Julie

doi:10.1007/s11136-013-0606-3

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“…Additionally, benefits may also include contraction in absenteeism due to the need for parents to take time of work to care for sick children, 46,47 and reduced pressure on health care services during seasonal peak in influenza activity. 48,49 Nevertheless, despite previous assumptions, only USA and Canada among large developed countries, and some rare exceptions in Europe such as Finland, Latvia and United Kingdom, actually recommend the influenza vaccination of healthy children providing the vaccine free of charge.…”

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Trends of influenza B during the 2010–2016 seasons in 2 regions of north and south Italy: The impact of the vaccine mismatch on influenza immunisation strategy

Orsi

Colomba

Pojero

et al. 2017

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics

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Influenza A and B viruses are responsible for respiratory infections, representing globally seasonal threats to human health. The 2 viral types often co-circulate and influenza B plays an important role in the spread of infection. A 6-year retrospective surveillance study was conducted between 2010 and 2016 in 2 large administrative regions of Italy, located in the north (Liguria) and in the south (Sicily) of the country, to describe the burden and epidemiology of both B/Victoria and B/Yamagata lineages in different healthcare settings. Influenza B viruses were detected in 5 of 6 seasonal outbreaks, exceeding influenza A during the season 2012-2013. Most of influenza B infections were found in children aged ≤ 14 y and significant differences were observed in the age-groups infected by the different lineages. B/Victoria strains prevailed in younger population than B/Yamagata, but also were more frequently found in the community setting. Conversely, B/Yamagata viruses were prevalent among hospitalized cases suggesting their potential role in the development of more severe disease. The relative proportions of viral lineages varied from year to year, resulting in different lineage-level mismatch for the B component of trivalent influenza vaccine. Our findings confirmed the need for continuous virological surveillance of seasonal epidemics and bring attention to the adoption of universal influenza immunization program in the childhood. The use of tetravalent vaccine formulations may be useful to improve the prevention and control of the influenza burden in general population.

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Trends of influenza B during the 2010–2016 seasons in 2 regions of north and south Italy: The impact of the vaccine mismatch on influenza immunisation strategy

Orsi

Colomba

Pojero

et al. 2017

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics

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“…An Australian study showed that a case of community managed influenza infection in preschool‐aged children had a mean cost of $904 (2003 AUD), and caused an average of one medically attended visit per illness . In addition, the 2010 PIVOT cohort study found that an average of 13 hours of work were lost by carers of sick preschool‐aged children per ILI and that ILI in children resulted in a significant negative impact on the quality of life in parents due to disruptions of normal life routine, social isolation and stress coping with the sick child . Costs were similar regardless of whether infections were due to influenza or other respiratory viruses .…”

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“…PIVOT 2011 collected information on clinical outcomes after vaccination as well as economic and psychosocial impacts after ILI in both study arms, similar to methodology for PIVOT 2010 . This paper reports the clinical outcomes, safety, and analysis of VE.…”

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“…Subsequently the Paediatric Influenza Vaccine Outcome Trial (PIVOT) for 2010 was funded by the Australian Research Council. Because the 2009 pandemic led to a one‐off year when influenza vaccination was recommended for all persons aged 6 months or above in 2010, a RCT was not possible and a prospective cohort study design was used in 2010 and included collection and analysis of data on the economic and social impacts of influenza‐like illness (ILI) in the included families . The current study, a double‐blind RCT, was conducted during the 2011 southern hemisphere influenza season.…”

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Influenza vaccine efficacy in young children attending childcare: A randomised controlled trial

Li‐Kim‐Moy

Yin

Heron

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J Paediatrics Child Health

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“…Finally, reduced social activities decrease the quality of life of parents when dealing with sick children (Chow et al, 2014). In this study, social activity was measured as the number of days of social activity for two members of the household.…”

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How do parents manage symptomatic children? Social-distancing insights for COVID-19 and seasonal influenza

Murray‐Tuite

Hotle

2020

Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment

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Strategies for controlling pandemics include social distancing. Using data from a 2016 nationwide survey pertaining to influenza, (generalized) ordered logit models are developed to identify the factors associated with the relative frequency (never/sometimes/always) a household (a) isolates a sick child from others in the household, (b) keeps the sick child out of school/daycare, (c) stops the child's social activities, (d) has a parent stay home to care for the child, and (e) has another adult care for the child. Marital status is non-significant for isolation practices but is significant in caregiving. Married individuals are 25% more likely to report a parent always staying home with a sick child. Males are more likely to report never isolating a sick child (6%, 3%, and 2% for actions a, b, and c, respectively) and 3% more likely to never have a parent stay home. Individuals knowledgeable about the disease are 10% more likely to always keep a sick child home from school/daycare. Parents are 27% more likely to always stay home with an infant. Individuals who had never worn masks (before the survey) are less likely to isolate a child within the household, but do not act significantly differently with respect to school/daycare.

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The impact of influenza-like illness in young children on their parents: a quality of life survey

Cited by 14 publications

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Trends of influenza B during the 2010–2016 seasons in 2 regions of north and south Italy: The impact of the vaccine mismatch on influenza immunisation strategy

Trends of influenza B during the 2010–2016 seasons in 2 regions of north and south Italy: The impact of the vaccine mismatch on influenza immunisation strategy

Influenza vaccine efficacy in young children attending childcare: A randomised controlled trial

How do parents manage symptomatic children? Social-distancing insights for COVID-19 and seasonal influenza

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