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SynthesisSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2017

Self-report of symptoms in children with cancer younger than 8 years of age: a systematic review.

D Tomlinson, L Tigelaar, S Hyslop, T Lazor, L L Dupuis, K Griener, J Oliveria, L Sung

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Synthesis in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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8 authors.

D TomlinsonChild Health Evaluative Sciences, Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning, 686 Bay St, Toronto, ON, M5G 0A4, Canada. deborah.tomlinson@sickkids.ca.
L TigelaarChild Health Evaluative Sciences, Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning, 686 Bay St, Toronto, ON, M5G 0A4, Canada.
S HyslopChild Health Evaluative Sciences, Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning, 686 Bay St, Toronto, ON, M5G 0A4, Canada.
T LazorChild Health Evaluative Sciences, Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning, 686 Bay St, Toronto, ON, M5G 0A4, Canada.
L L DupuisChild Health Evaluative Sciences, Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning, 686 Bay St, Toronto, ON, M5G 0A4, Canada.
K GrienerDivision of Haematology/Oncology, The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5G 1X8, Canada.
J OliveriaDivision of Haematology/Oncology, The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5G 1X8, Canada.
L SungChild Health Evaluative Sciences, Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning, 686 Bay St, Toronto, ON, M5G 0A4, Canada.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe study's objective was to summarize the psychometric evaluation of self-report symptom instruments used in children with cancer younger than 8 years of age.

methodsWe conducted electronic searches of Ovid Medline, EMBASE, PsycInfo, Science Citation, Social Science Citation (Web of Science), and CINAHL. We included studies of children with cancer in which their self-report symptoms had been quantified and in which results were described for those younger than 8 years of age. The search was restricted to publications in English. Two reviewers screened studies and abstracted all data in duplicate. Descriptive analysis of reliability and validity was performed.

resultsThirteen studies were included. Only one study recruited children <8 years alone. Most studies described reliability and validity in a wider age range cohort in which most children were older than 8 years of age. Of the eight studies that evaluated reliability within the younger age group, six raised concerns about poor internal consistency with Cronbach's alpha <0.7 in at least one dimension. Concerns about test re-test reliability and inter-rater reliability were also observed. None of the studies evaluated validity.

conclusionsWe failed to demonstrate that currently available instruments to measure self-report symptoms are reliable or valid specifically for children with cancer younger than 8 years of age. Development of psychometrically robust instruments for younger children should be a priority.

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ChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansMaleNeoplasmsPsychometricsReproducibility of ResultsSelf ReportCancerChildrenInstrumentSelf-reportSymptoms

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PMID28500542

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