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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-3-14
pubmed:abstractText
The effectiveness of the Pediatric Symptom Checklist (PSC) as a psychosocial screening measure to meet Federal Medicaid/Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT) requirements was examined in 117 low-income preschool (aged 4-5 years old) Hispanic children during well-child examinations in three clinics over an 8-month period. The PSC identified 7% of the sample as at risk for psychosocial problems. The PSC was significantly associated with parental ratings of the children's problems in functioning, with pediatric clinicians' decisions to make mental health referrals, with degrees of associations similar to those found between PSC scores, and with the same measures with school-aged children in the same clinics. Cronbach's alpha was high (r = .87) and virtually identical in English, Spanish, oral, and written formats. Although it identified a slightly lower rate of psychosocial problems in 4-5-year-olds than it had in school-aged children, the PSC appeared to provide an effective method of screening for psychosocial problems during EPSDT examinations.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0009-9228
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
35
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
139-46
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Screening for psychosocial problems in 4-5-year-olds during routine EPSDT examinations: validity and reliability in a Mexican-American sample.
pubmed:affiliation
Child Psychiatry Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston 02114, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Multicenter Study