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ArticleHealth science reports2023

Quality of life burden on United States infants and caregivers due to lower respiratory tract infection and adjusting for selective testing: Pilot prospective observational study.

Dhwani Hariharan, V S Senthil Kumar, Elizabeth L Glaser, William H Crown, Zachary A Wolf, Kimberley A Fisher, Charles T Wood, William F Malcolm, Christopher B Nelson, Donald S Shepard

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Article in Health science reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Dhwani HariharanHeller School for Social Policy and Management Brandeis University Waltham Massachusetts USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7329-7376
V S Senthil KumarHeller School for Social Policy and Management Brandeis University Waltham Massachusetts USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7313-7943
Elizabeth L GlaserHeller School for Social Policy and Management Brandeis University Waltham Massachusetts USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1918-057X
William H CrownHeller School for Social Policy and Management Brandeis University Waltham Massachusetts USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8822-2737
Zachary A WolfClinetic Durham North Carolina USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9840-4764
Kimberley A FisherDuke University School of Medicine Duke University Durham North Carolina USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0851-3401
Charles T WoodDuke University School of Medicine Duke University Durham North Carolina USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6884-8265
William F MalcolmDuke University School of Medicine Duke University Durham North Carolina USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7080-7625
Christopher B NelsonMedical Evidence Generation Sanofi Swiftwater Pennsylvania USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1046-7635
Donald S ShepardHeller School for Social Policy and Management Brandeis University Waltham Massachusetts USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2187-0593
Brandeis University · USDuke University · USSanofi (France) · FRUnited States Army Research Office · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background and Aims: Policymakers need data about the burden of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) among infants. This study estimates quality of life (QoL) for otherwise healthy term US infants with RSV-LRTI and their caregivers, previously limited to premature and hospitalized infants, and corrects for selective testing. Methods: The study enrolled infants <1 year with a clinically diagnosed LRTI encounter between January and May 2021. Using an established 0-100 scale, the 36 infants' and caregivers' QoL at enrollment and quality-adjusted life year losses per 1000 LRTI episodes (quality-adjusted life years [QALYs]/1000) were validated and analyzed. Regression analyses examined predictors of RSV-testing and RSV-positivity, creating modeled positives. Results: Mean QoL at enrollment in outpatient ( Conclusions: The overall median QALYs/1000 losses for LRTI (9.0) and RSV-LRTI (5.6) in US infants are substantial, with additional losses for their caregivers (0.25 and 0.20, respectively). These losses extend equally to outpatient episodes. This study is the first reporting QALY losses for infants with LRTI born at term or presenting in nonhospitalized settings, and their caregivers.

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caregiverlower respiratory tract infectionquality‐adjusted life year (QALY)quality of liferespiratory syncytial virusRSV

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PMID37334041
PMCPMC10273330
OpenAlexW4380990207

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