Open AccessPatients’ Experiences With Staphylococcus aureus and Gram-negative Bacterial Bloodstream Infections: A Qualitative Descriptive Study and Concept Elicitation Phase To Inform Measurement of Patient-reported Quality of Life
Author(s) -
Heather A. King,
Sarah B Doernberg,
Julie Miller,
Kiran Grover,
Megan Oakes,
Felicia Ruffin,
Sarah Gonzales,
Abigail Rader,
Michael J. Neuss,
Hayden B. Bosworth,
Zoë Sund,
Caitlin Drennan,
Jonathan Hill-Rorie,
Pratik Shah,
Laura Winn,
Vance G. Fowler,
David Holland
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases/clinical infectious diseases (online. university of chicago. press)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciaa611
Subject(s) - medicine , qualitative research , quality of life (healthcare) , disease , staphylococcus aureus , intensive care medicine , nursing , social science , sociology , biology , bacteria , genetics
Although Staphylococcus aureus and gram-negative bacterial bloodstream infections (SAB/GNB) cause substantial morbidity, little is known regarding patient perceptions' of their impact on quality of life (QOL). Guidance for assessing QOL and disease-specific measures are lacking. We conducted a descriptive qualitative study to gain an in-depth understanding of patients' experiences with SAB/GNB and concept elicitation phase to inform a patient-reported QOL outcome measure.