Child and adolescent self-report symptom measurement in pediatric oncology research: a systematic literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Previous work in pediatric oncology has found that clinicians and parents tend to under-report the frequency and severity of treatment-related symptoms compared to child self-report. As such, there is a need to identify high-quality self-report instruments to be used in pediatric oncology research studies. This study's objective was to conduct a systematic literature review of existing English language instruments used to measure self-reported symptoms in children and adolescents undergoing cancer treatment.

Methods

A comprehensive literature search was conducted in MEDLINE/PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL, and PsycINFO to identify relevant articles published through November 10, 2016. Using pre-specified inclusion/exclusion criteria, six trained reviewers carefully screened

SUBMITTER: Pinheiro LC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5823735 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature