Validation of a pediatric caregiver diary to measure symptoms of postacute respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 31-38

  Santanello, Nancy C ^a   Norquist, Josephine M ^a   Nelsen, Linda M ^a   Williams, Valerie S L ^b   Hill, Cheryl D ^b   Bisgaard, Hans ^c  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b RTI HEALTH SOLUTIONS   (United States)

^c Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bronchiolitis; Caregiver diary; Outcomes research; Respiratory syncytial virus; Symptom assessments; Validation

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; MONTELUKAST;

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COUGHING; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MULTICENTER STUDY; PEDIATRIC CAREGIVER DIARY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELIABILITY; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOM; VALIDATION PROCESS; VIRAL BRONCHIOLITIS; WHEEZING;

BRONCHIOLITIS, VIRAL; CAREGIVERS; COUGH; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT CARE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; NIGHT CARE; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS;

EID: 21444448413     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.20232     Document Type: Article

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