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Psychosocial adjustment in males with Duchenne muscular dystrophy: psychometric properties and clinical utility of a parent-report questionnaire.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18650207     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: The primary aim of this study was to establish the psychometric properties and clinical utility of the Personal Adjustment and Role Skills Scale (PARS-III) for assessing psychosocial adjustment in males with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). METHODS: The parents of 287 male patients with DMD aged 5-18 years completed the PARS-III and Revised Rutter Scale. RESULTS: The alpha coefficients and factor analysis indicated good reliability and validity. Overall psychosocial adjustment was not significantly different in DMD compared to males with other chronic medical conditions and was positively associated with increases in age. A clinical cutoff score for screening in the DMD population is also reported. CONCLUSIONS: The PARS-III is a reliable and valid index of youth psychosocial adjustment in DMD and can be used for both clinical screening and research purposes.
Authors:
Jos G M Hendriksen; James T Poysky; Debby G M Schrans; Eric G W Schouten; Albert P Aldenkamp; Johan S H Vles
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2008-07-22
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of pediatric psychology     Volume:  34     ISSN:  1465-735X     ISO Abbreviation:  J Pediatr Psychol     Publication Date:    2009 Jan-Feb
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-01-12     Completed Date:  2009-05-11     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7801773     Medline TA:  J Pediatr Psychol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  69-78     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Kempenhaeghe Epilepsy Centre, Department of Behavioral Sciences, Heeze, The Netherlands. hendriksenj@kempenhaeghe.nl
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Activities of Daily Living / psychology
Adaptation, Psychological*
Adolescent
Adrenal Cortex Hormones / adverse effects,  therapeutic use
Age Factors
Anxiety / diagnosis,  psychology
Child
Child, Preschool
Depression / diagnosis,  psychology
Humans
Male
Mass Screening
Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne / drug therapy,  psychology*
Peer Group
Personality Assessment / statistics & numerical data*
Psychometrics / statistics & numerical data
Quality of Life / psychology
Questionnaires*
Reproducibility of Results
Sick Role*
Social Adjustment
Statistics as Topic
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Adrenal Cortex Hormones

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