title: Screening for psychosocial risk in pediatric cancer.
abstract: Major professional organizations have called for psychosocial risk screening to identify specific psychosocial needs of children with cancer and their families and facilitate the delivery of appropriate evidence-based care to address these concerns. However, systematic screening of risk factors at diagnosis is rare in pediatric oncology practice. Subsequent to a brief summary of psychosocial risks in pediatric cancer and the rationale for screening, this review identified three screening models and two screening approaches [Distress Thermometer (DT), Psychosocial Assessment Tool (PAT)], among many more articles calling for screening. Implications of broadly implemented screening for all patients across treatment settings are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Oncology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. kazak@email.chop.edu
authors.forename: Anne E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Kazak
authors.forename: Moriah
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brier
authors.forename: Melissa A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Alderfer
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Reilly
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fooks Parker
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rogerwick
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ditaranto
authors.forename: Lamia P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Barakat
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D012307:Risk Factors