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A Review of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in Childhood Cancer.

A Review of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures in Childhood Cancer.

Authors :
Horan, Madeline R.
Sim, Jin-ah
Krull, Kevin R.
Baker, Justin N.
Huang, I-Chan
Source :
Children; Oct2022, Vol. 9 Issue 10, p1497-N.PAG, 15p
Publication Year :
2022

Abstract

Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) are used in clinical work and research to capture the subjective experiences of childhood cancer patients and survivors. PROs encompass content domains relevant and important to this population, including health-related quality-of-life (HRQOL), symptoms, and functional status. To inform future efforts in the application of PRO measures, this review describes the existing generic and cancer-specific PRO measures for pediatric cancer populations and summarizes their characteristics, available language translations, content coverage, and measurement properties into tables for clinicians and researchers to reference before choosing a PRO measure that suits their purpose. We have identified often unreported measurement properties that could provide evidence about the clinical utility of the PRO measures. Routine PRO assessment in pediatric cancer care offers opportunities to facilitate clinical decision-making and improve quality of care for these patients. However, we suggest that before implementing PRO measures into research or clinical care, the psychometric properties and content coverage of the PRO measures must be considered to ensure that PRO measures are appropriately assessing the intended construct in childhood cancer patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
22279067
Volume :
9
Issue :
10
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Children
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
159903220
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/children9101497