Content validation of a caregiver diary to monitor severity and recovery of pediatric patients with respiratory syncytial virus infection.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is a leading cause of hospitalization and serious respiratory illness in infants/young children. The objectives of this study were to (1) identify important RSV-related signs of illness in infants that were observed by the parent/caregiver of the child and (2) assess content validity and usability of the Pediatric RSV Electronic Severity and Outcomes Rating System (PRESORS) to monitor signs of RSV-related illness.

Methods

Review of medical literature identified signs of pediatric RSV-related illness in PRESORS. Semi-structured interviews with caregivers of infants (0-24 months of age) hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed RSV infection (in the two months prior to recruitment) were conducted to spontaneously elicit signs and impac

SUBMITTER: Tatlock S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9098775 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature