Journal of Blood Disorders & Transfusion

Jenny LaChance MS

Publications

• Research Article
  Identifying Risk for Social/Emotional Difficulty in Adolescents with Sickle Cell Disease Using the Pediatric-Symptom-Checklists
  Author(s): Susumu Inoue, Crystal Cederna Meko Psy D, Tammy Scherrer RN and Jenny LaChance MSSusumu Inoue, Crystal Cederna Meko Psy D, Tammy Scherrer RN and Jenny LaChance MS
  
  The Pediatric Symptom Checklist (PSC) is used to screen for social/emotional difficulty in youth. It is completed by either a parent (PSC) or patient (Y-PSC). The Achenbach Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) and Youth Self-Report (YSR) are parent- and self-completed social/emotional assessment tools that are well validated, but the less validated PSC and Y-PSC’s availability, convenience, and cost are advantageous for busy clinics. Objective: We examined the appropriateness of using the PSC and Y-PSC to screen adolescents with sickle cell disease for social/ emotional difficulty. Method: Patients with sickle cell disease (n=14; 7 female; mean age ± SD= 4.1 ± 1.8) completed the Y-PSC and YSR, while their parents completed the PSC and CBCL. Rates of risk for social/emotional difficulty were compared between parent-completed forms (PSC versus CBCL), and between patient-c.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-9864.1000377

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