Development of a questionnaire to assess the impact on parents of their infant's bronchiolitis hospitalization.

Background: Bronchiolitis is a distressing respiratory condition and the most common cause of hospitalization during the first year of life. The hospitalization of an infant is a stressful event for parents and deserves careful consideration. The objective of this work was to develop and validate a self-administered instrument that comprehensively assesses the impact on parents of the hospitalization of their infant for bronchiolitis.

Impact on parents of bronchiolitis hospitalization of full-term, preterm and congenital heart disease infants.

Background: The objective of this work was to explore the impact on parents of the bronchiolitis hospitalization of their infant using the Impact of Bronchiolitis Hospitalization Questionnaire (IBHQ©).

Methods: Four hundred sixty-three infants aged less than 1 year and hospitalized for bronchiolitis were included in a French observational study during the 2008-2009 season. Parents were asked to complete the IBHQ at hospital discharge and 3 months later.