Profile Comparison of Patient-Reported and Proxy-Reported Symptoms in Pediatric Patients With Cancer Receiving Chemotherapy

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A Reliability Generalization Meta-Analysis of 17 Patient-Reported Outcome Measures for Positive Psychosocial Constructs in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults with Cancer

Cole Wayant et al.

Summary: Children, adolescents, and young adults with cancer face unique challenges and barriers to high-quality psychological care. This study found that 5 out of 18 identified patient-reported outcome measures had sufficient psychometric properties. However, subgroup analyses revealed significant differences in reliability between self-reports and proxy reports, as well as original versus adapted versions of PROMs. Further investigation into these differences is warranted.

JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT AND YOUNG ADULT ONCOLOGY (2022)

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Subjective Toxicity Profiles of Children in Treatment for Cancer: A New Guide to Supportive Care?

Pamela S. Hinds et al.

Summary: The study identified three distinct groups of children and adolescents with cancer based on the prevalence of adverse events, with females, blacks, patients with high psychological stress, and more recently diagnosed patients more likely to be in the high AE prevalence group. Gender, age, race, and time since diagnosis were found to be associated with psychological stress.

JOURNAL OF PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT (2021)

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Using nationally representative percentiles to interpret PROMIS pediatric measures

Adam C. Carle et al.

Summary: This study aimed to estimate percentiles for several PROMIS pediatric measures using a representative sample of the US pediatric population. The results showed that measures developed using a representative sample generally had a median close to the expected value of 50.

QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH (2021)

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