Responsiveness and construct validity of a symptom scale for acute otitis media

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 9-12

  Shaikh, Nader ^a   Hoberman, Alejandro ^a   Paradise, Jack L ^a   Rockette, Howard E ^b   Kurs Lasky, Marcia ^b   Colborn, D Kathleen ^a   Kearney, Diana H ^a   Zoffel, Lisa M ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute otitis media; patient reported outcome measure; pediatrics; validation study

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA; ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA SEVERITY OF SYMPTOM SCALE; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM;

ACUTE DISEASE; CASE MANAGEMENT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; OTITIS MEDIA; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 66149150112     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e318185a3a0     Document Type: Article

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