To the Editors:Shaikh et al have recently published studies of a parent-reported outcome instrument for clinical trials of AOM (AOM-SOS). Health status outcome measures for AOM are designed to assess key quality-of-life issues such as pain and suffering. Treatments should be evaluated on their effectiveness to relieve symptoms rapidly. A complete discussion of the need to evaluate both traditional medical model outcomes and health status outcomes can be found in the excellent review by Kaplan.
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