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Sandra Regina B Muzzolon1, Mônica Nunes L Cat, Lúcia Helena C dos Santos.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE To investigate the Brazilian version of Pediatric Symptom Checklist (PSC) as a screening tool to identify psychosocial and emotional problems in schoolchildren from six to 12 years old. METHODS Diagnostic test conducted in a public school of Curitiba, Paraná (Southern Brazil), to evaluate the PSC accuracy and consistency, considering the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) as the gold standard. Among 415 parents invited for the study, 145 responded to both PSC and CBCL. The results of the two instruments were compared. PSC and CBCL were considered positive if scores ≥ 28 and >70 respectively. RESULTS Among the 145 cases, 49 (33.8%) were positive for both PSC and CBCL. The ROC curve showed the PSC score of 21 as the best cutoff point for screening psychosocial and emotional problems, with a sensitivity of 96.8% and a specificity of 86.7%. Regarding the reference cutoff (score ≥ 28 points), the sensitivity was 64.5% and the specificity, 100.0%, similar to those found in the original version of the tool. CONCLUSIONS The Portuguese version of PSC was effective for early identification of emotional and/or psychosocial problems in a schoolchildren group and may be useful for pediatricians.Entities:
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Year: 2013 PMID: 24142319 PMCID: PMC4182980 DOI: 10.1590/S0103-05822013000300013
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Rev Paul Pediatr ISSN: 0103-0582
Chart 1 Pediatric Symptom Checklist
Frequency distribution of syndromes presented by the Child Behavior Checklist
Concordance between the values of the Pediatric Symptom Checklist and the Child Behavior Checklist, for "normal" and "clinic" results
Graph 1ROC curve, considering the total of normal and clinical problems
Quadro 1Lista de Sintomas Pediátricos
Distribuição da frequência de síndromes apresentadas pelo Child Behavior Checklist
Concordância entre os valores da Lista de Sintomas Pediátricos e do Child Behavior Checklist, para os resultados "normal" e "clínico"
Gráfico 1Curva ROC, considerando-se o total de problemas clínicos e normais