Health-related quality of life lost to rotavirus-associated gastroenteritis in children and their parents: a Canadian prospective study

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2010 Jan;29(1):73-5. doi: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181b41506.

Abstract

We estimated the impact of rotavirus-associated gastroenteritis (RGE) on health-related quality of life of children and parents as background for economic evaluation of rotavirus vaccines. A total of 186 new cases of RGE in children <36 months old were recruited from physician and pediatric clinics and followed up for 2 weeks. Our results show that RGE impacts the health-related quality of life of children and parents adversely.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Canada
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Gastroenteritis / pathology*
  • Gastroenteritis / psychology*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Parents / psychology*
  • Prospective Studies
  • Quality of Life / psychology*
  • Rotavirus Infections / pathology*
  • Rotavirus Infections / psychology*
  • Young Adult