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Psychooncology ; 30(3): 340-348, 2021 03.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33103298

RESUMO

OBJECTIVE: Although there is enthusiasm for identifying and treating psychosocial problems in childhood cancer patients, there are few validated instruments to help providers identify at-risk children for further assessment. The study objective was to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of the self-report pediatric Distress Thermometer Rating Scale (Peds DTRS) in childhood cancer survivors and identify a threshold score to help providers classify pediatric patients. METHODS: We evaluated 54 children 7-17 years old using 178 Peds DTRS longitudinal data points from the cohort that was used for the original pediatric adaptation of the DTRS. We compared Peds DTRS scores against two established standardized measures using a generalized linear mixed model to deal with the dependency in the longitudinal data to estimate ROC curves and related statistics. RESULTS: Results indicate that a score of 3 is a reasonable cutoff to identify distress with children 7-17 years old. This cutoff yielded high sensitivity (87.0%) and specificity (79.7%) using the PedsQL Emotional Domain score as the standard. Similar results were obtained using the CDI as the standard, but we are cautious as very few CDI scores reached the cutoff criterion. Exploratory analysis highlighted clinical factors that correlate with increased distress measured using the Peds DTRS. CONCLUSIONS: The Peds DTRS is a very brief, convenient, and rapid screening tool for global distress in children. Further investigation of the Peds DTRS and other tools can improve the ability of providers to prevent and treat the negative emotional consequences of cancer and improve the quality of survivorship.


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Sobreviventes de Câncer/psicologia , Depressão/psicologia , Neoplasias/psicologia , Estresse Psicológico/psicologia , Inquéritos e Questionários/normas , Adolescente , Adulto , Criança , Estudos de Coortes , Humanos , Masculino , Programas de Rastreamento , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Pais , Procurador , Psicometria/métodos , Qualidade de Vida , Curva ROC , Autorrelato , Sensibilidade e Especificidade , Termômetros , Escala Visual Analógica
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Psychooncology ; 20(12): 1324-33, 2011 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20925136

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OBJECTIVE: Empirically based data support the validity of the distress thermometer recommended by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network as a standard screen for patient distress. However, the feasibility and utility of the distress thermometer has not been studied in the pediatric oncology setting. We conducted a study to: (1) investigate the validity of an adapted distress thermometer with pediatric oncology patients, (2) assess the degree of agreement among different respondents, including physician and psychosocial staff, with respect to (a) the pediatric cancer patient's distress and (b) the caregiver/parent's distress, and (3) to evaluate the relationship between distress levels and the psychosocial services provided to patients and families. METHODS: Ninety-one patients and their English and Spanish-speaking caregivers were prospectively assessed at 3-month intervals for 1 year. The quantity of psychosocial services provided to each family was logged for a 12-month period. RESULTS: Convergent validity was demonstrated by reasonable agreement between the pediatric distress rating tool and standardized measures. Additionally, the demographic and medical predictors of distress were consistent with previously reported findings using more extensive assessment. There was reasonable agreement among multiple raters of the child's distress; however, there was discrepancy between self-ratings of caregiver distress and psychosocial staff ratings of caregiver distress. This difference in perception impacted the quantity of psychosocial services provided following the baseline assessment. CONCLUSION: The single-item distress thermometer is a viable option as a rapid screening tool of patient and caregiver distress to help efficiently identify those who should be evaluated further.


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Neoplasias/psicologia , Variações Dependentes do Observador , Estresse Psicológico/diagnóstico , Adolescente , Adulto , Cuidadores/psicologia , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Depressão/diagnóstico , Depressão/etiologia , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Serviços de Saúde Mental , Escalas de Graduação Psiquiátrica , Qualidade de Vida/psicologia , Reprodutibilidade dos Testes , Estresse Psicológico/etiologia , Estresse Psicológico/terapia , Adulto Jovem
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J Mol Neurosci ; 20(1): 73-80, 2003 Feb.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12663937

RESUMO

Synaptoneurosomes (1-3 microm in diameter), prepared from rat brain stem or brain cortex, were fused with liposomes, producing a high yield of giant synaptosomes (10-60 microm in diameter). Single channel currents were measured by using the cell-attach patch-clamp technique. The membrane of the majority of these giant synaptosomes retained the cell membrane selective permeability. However, nonpermeating molecules, such as guanine nucleotides and antibodies directed against GTP-binding region in the alpha-subunit of trimeric GTP-binding proteins, were trapped in the giant synaptosomes during their preparation. Activation of Go proteins was assayed in high [K(+)]-depolarized giant synaptosomes, indicating the advantage of this preparation for tracing signal-transduction mechanisms in stimulated synaptic membranes. Stimulation-induced interactions between membrane proteins, either native or reconstituted, can be studied in the giant synaptosomes.


Assuntos
Encéfalo/metabolismo , Proteínas Heterotriméricas de Ligação ao GTP/metabolismo , Terminações Pré-Sinápticas/metabolismo , Membranas Sinápticas/metabolismo , Transmissão Sináptica/fisiologia , Sinaptossomos/metabolismo , Fatores de Ribosilação do ADP/efeitos dos fármacos , Fatores de Ribosilação do ADP/metabolismo , Animais , Anticorpos/farmacologia , Estimulação Elétrica , Subunidades alfa Gi-Go de Proteínas de Ligação ao GTP , Nucleotídeos de Guanina/farmacologia , Proteínas Heterotriméricas de Ligação ao GTP/efeitos dos fármacos , Lipossomos , Masculino , Técnicas de Patch-Clamp , Toxina Pertussis/farmacologia , Potássio/farmacologia , Terminações Pré-Sinápticas/efeitos dos fármacos , Ratos , Transdução de Sinais/efeitos dos fármacos , Transdução de Sinais/fisiologia , Membranas Sinápticas/efeitos dos fármacos , Transmissão Sináptica/efeitos dos fármacos , Sinaptossomos/efeitos dos fármacos
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