Reasons for disagreement between proxy-report and self-report rating of symptoms in children receiving cancer therapies.

Deborah TomlinsonErin PlenertGrace DadzieRobyn LovesSadie CookTal SchechterL Lee DupuisLillian Sung

Published in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2021)

We identified themes that explained disagreement in ratings of bothersome symptoms between child self-report and parent proxy-report. Some disagreement may be reduced by enhancing communication about symptom reporting between child and parent. Future research should focus on methods of symptom screening that encourage communication between children with cancer and their caregivers.

Keyphrases

papillary thyroid
young adults
mental health
squamous cell
palliative care
emergency department
sleep quality
childhood cancer
depressive symptoms
adverse drug