The Impact of Childhood Acute Otitis Media on Parental Quality of Life in a Prospective Observational Cohort Study.

Abstract

Acute otitis media (AOM) not only affects childhood quality of life (QoL), but can also affect parental QoL. We adapted a previously published questionnaire on the effect of childhood recurrent ear, nose and throat infections on parental QoL for use with AOM and used it in an observational, multicentre, prospective study of children with AOM.