Screening for Psychosocial Dysfunction in Pediatric Dermatology Practice

Abstract

The Pediatric Symptom Checklist, a brief psychosocial screening questionnaire, was used in a multi-center study of pediatric dermatology clinics (n=377). Overall rates of positive screening indicated that approximately 13% of patients screened positive, a rate similar to findings in primary care pediatric settings. Examining the sample in greater detail demonstrated that children whose dermatologic disorder is perceived to have a greater impact on their appearance are at higher risk for psychosocial dysfunction.

“Ur skin is the thing that everyone sees and you cant change it!”: Exploring the appearance-related concerns of young people with psoriasis

“…It appears therefore that young people are located on the periphery of psoriasis research and consequently their appearance related concerns are poorly understood. Studies which do focus on paediatric dermatology have used a quantitative approach [13] which has left a gap in understanding the experiences of these individuals. The National Service Framework for Children recommends that health care professionals consult children with chronic conditions about their own needs, ''since their views are not necessarily the same as adult proxies'' [16].…”

Erfassung von Lebensqualität in dermatologischen Studien

“…Für die Erfassung von LQ in der Dermatologie liegen die folgenden validierten Instrumente vor: Cardiff Akne Disability Index [22], Dermatology Life Quality Index [15], Dermatology-specific Quality of Life Instrument [1], Ekzema Disability Index [24], Freiburger Lebensqualitäts-Assessment [2], Lebensqualitätsfragebogen bei arterieller Verschlusskrankheit-86 [9], Marburger Hautfragebogen [27], Psoriasis Disability Index [14], Recurrent Genital Herpes Quality of Life Questionnaire [13], Rhinitis Quality of Life Questionnaire [18], Skindex [11,12] und Tübinger Fragebogen zur Messung der LQ von CVI-Patienten [20] sowie für Kinder Children Dermatology Life Quality Index [21] und Pediatric Symptom Checklist [23].…”

Identifying Risk for Social/Emotional Difficulty in Adolescents with Sickle Cell Disease Using the Pediatric-Symptom-Checklists

“…Each form takes about 5 minutes to complete. Most research has been done with the PSC (parent) version 9 and suggests satisfactory validity in a variety of patient populations , including an inner-city population [9] and those with thalassemia [10], sickle cell disease, insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, [5] or dermatological disorders [11]. Despite preliminary validation, the aforementioned studies did not establish predictive or criterion-related validity using wellestablished social/emotional questionnaires.…”