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

Instruments to measure anxiety in children, adolescents, and young adults with cancer: a systematic review.

Tanya Lazor, Leonie Tigelaar, Jason D Pole, Claire De Souza, Deborah Tomlinson, Lillian 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 19 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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19 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  3. The use of PROMIS measures in clinical studies in patients with inflammatory arthritis: a systematic review.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2023
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  16. Feeling scared or worried self-report in children receiving cancer treatments using the Symptom Screening in Pediatrics Tool (SSPedi).Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2021
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  17. Few guidelines offer recommendations on how to assess and manage anxiety and distress in children with cancer: a content analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Tanya LazorProgram in Child Health Evaluative Sciences, Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning, The Hospital for Sick Children, 686 Bay Street, Toronto, ON, M5G 0A4, Canada. tanya.lazor@sickkids.ca.
Leonie TigelaarProgram in Child Health Evaluative Sciences, Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning, The Hospital for Sick Children, 686 Bay Street, Toronto, ON, M5G 0A4, Canada.
Jason D PolePediatric Oncology Group of Ontario, 480 University Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5G 1V2, Canada.
Claire De SouzaDepartment of Psychiatry, The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, ON, M5G 1X8, Canada.
Deborah TomlinsonProgram in Child Health Evaluative Sciences, Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning, The Hospital for Sick Children, 686 Bay Street, Toronto, ON, M5G 0A4, Canada.
Lillian SungProgram in Child Health Evaluative Sciences, Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning, The Hospital for Sick Children, 686 Bay Street, Toronto, ON, M5G 0A4, Canada.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe primary objective was to describe anxiety measurement instruments used in children and adolescents with cancer or undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) and summarize their content and psychometric properties.

methodsWe conducted searches of MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, HAPI, and CINAHL. We included studies that used at least one instrument to measure anxiety quantitatively in children or adolescents with cancer or undergoing HSCT. Two authors independently identified studies and abstracted study demographics and instrument characteristics.

resultsTwenty-seven instruments, 14 multi-item and 13 single-item, were used between 78 studies. The most commonly used instrument was the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory in 46 studies. Three multi-item instruments (Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale-Mandarin version, PROMIS Pediatric Anxiety Short Form, and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory) and two single-item instruments (Faces Pain Scale-Revised and 10-cm Visual Analogue Scale, both adapted for anxiety) were found to be reliable and valid in children with cancer.

conclusionsWe identified 14 different multi-item and 13 different single-item anxiety measurement instruments that have been used in pediatric cancer or HSCT. Only three multi-item and two single-item instruments were identified as being reliable and valid among pediatric cancer or HSCT patients and would therefore be appropriate to measure anxiety in this population.

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Patient Reported Outcome MeasuresAdolescentAdultAnxietyChildFemaleHumansMaleNeoplasmsPsychometricsAnxietyAssessmentCancerChildrenHematopoietic stem cell transplantationPatient-reported outcomes

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PMID28578534

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