Table 2.

Patient-centered outcome themes and associated measures.

Key patient-centered outcome themes	Trial assessment measure
Fewer MRSAa outbreaks	SSTIsb recurrence by parental report at 6 weeks, 6 months, and 12 months Repeat surgical (incision and drainage) procedure by parental report at 6 weeks, 6 months and 12 months
Decreased physical pain and discomfort	Participant’s level of pain and discomfort at incision site via NRSc pain scale at enrollment and 6 weeks
Improved emotional health, improved self-perception, decreased social stigma, increased amount of free time, and increased control over free time	Participants’ quality of life measured by parent-proxy report (or youth tool) of the PedsQLd 4.0 at recruitment, 6 weeks, 6 months, and 12 months Estimated weekly time to adhere to intervention by parental report at 6 weeks
Fewer days of school or work missed and decreased financial burden	Participants’ school attendance by parental report at 6 weeks, 6 months, and 12 months Assessment of parents’ work attendance by self-report at 6 weeks, 6 months, and 12 months

^aMRSA: methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

^bSSTIs: skin and soft tissue infections.

^cNRS: numeric rating scale.

^dPedsQL: Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory.