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Psychosocial Assessment as a Standard of Care in Pediatric Cancer
Author(s) -
Kazak Anne E.,
Abrams Annah N.,
Banks Jaime,
Christofferson Jennifer,
DiDonato Stephen,
Grootenhuis Martha A.,
Kabour Marianne,
MadanSwain Avi,
Patel Sunita K.,
Zadeh Sima,
Kupst Mary Jo
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
pediatric blood and cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.116
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1545-5017
pISSN - 1545-5009
DOI - 10.1002/pbc.25730
Subject(s) - medicine , psychosocial , pediatric cancer , blood cancer , standard of care , family medicine , cancer , psychiatry
This paper presents the evidence for a standard of care for psychosocial assessment in pediatric cancer. An interdisciplinary group of investigators utilized EBSCO, PubMed, PsycINFO, Ovid, and Google Scholar search databases, focusing on five areas: youth/family psychosocial adjustment, family resources, family/social support, previous history/premorbid functioning, and family structure/function. Descriptive quantitative studies, systematic reviews, and meta‐analyses (n = 149) were reviewed and evaluated using grading of recommendations, assessment development, and evaluation (GRADE) criteria. There is high quality evidence to support a strong recommendation for multifaceted, systematic assessments of psychosocial health care needs of youth with cancer and their families as a standard of care in pediatric oncology. Pediatr Blood Cancer © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.