Threshold score for the self-report Pediatric Distress Thermometer Rating Scale in childhood cancer patients.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Although there is enthusiasm for identifying and treating psychosocial problems in childhood cancer patients, there are few validated instruments to help providers identify at-risk children for further assessment. The study objective was to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of the self-report pediatric Distress Thermometer Rating Scale (Peds DTRS) in childhood cancer survivors and identify a threshold score to help providers classify pediatric patients.

Methods

We evaluated 54 children 7-17 years old using 178 Peds DTRS longitudinal data points from the cohort that was used for the original pediatric adaptation of the DTRS. We compared Peds DTRS scores against two established standardized measures using a generalized linear mixed model to deal with the depen

SUBMITTER: Patel SK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7965248 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature