TY - JOUR
T1 - How much testing can a kid take? Feasibility of collecting pediatric patient experience ratings of neuropsychological and psychological assessment
AU - Jones, Erin F.
AU - Pritchard, Alison
AU - Jacobson, Lisa A.
AU - Mahone, E. Mark
AU - Zabel, T. Andrew
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Parent-reported satisfaction is an important outcome measure in pediatric neuropsychology; however, self-report of patient experience following lengthy pediatric assessments has been under-investigated. Written at a first grade reading level and utilizing touch screen and read-aloud functionality, a set of 15 operationally-focused items were administered to evaluate pediatric patient experience of neuropsychological and psychological assessment. One-hundred ninety-seven clinically-referred patients (M age = 11.74, SD = 3.17, range = 5.86–19.02 years, 56% male) answered the post-assessment survey. The majority of patients (n = 167; 84.77%) accurately completed the initial two validity items, even though many had parent-reported ratings of reading difficulty. More than a third of patients indicated that the assessment made them tired (39%), but fewer patients reported feeling bored (13%) or worried (7%) during testing. Moreover, most patients reported having fun (66%) and many indicated that testing was preferable to other activities typically performed at that same time (i.e., school, homework). Responses to items assessing the child’s interactions with the clinician and the child’s effort provided little variation and were answered in a socially desirable manner. Items that focused upon the child’s personal response to the assessment appointment (e.g., boredom, worry), however, elicited greater variance in patient responding. In general, patient responses did not suggest that assessment was an aversive experience. Overall, these proof of concept findings suggest that most referred pediatric patients, even those with learning issues, may be capable of independently navigating and completing self-report questionnaires while providing differential responses to items assessing clinical experience. Self-report questionnaires appear to be a feasible method for acquiring pediatric patient-reported experiences of assessment.
AB - Parent-reported satisfaction is an important outcome measure in pediatric neuropsychology; however, self-report of patient experience following lengthy pediatric assessments has been under-investigated. Written at a first grade reading level and utilizing touch screen and read-aloud functionality, a set of 15 operationally-focused items were administered to evaluate pediatric patient experience of neuropsychological and psychological assessment. One-hundred ninety-seven clinically-referred patients (M age = 11.74, SD = 3.17, range = 5.86–19.02 years, 56% male) answered the post-assessment survey. The majority of patients (n = 167; 84.77%) accurately completed the initial two validity items, even though many had parent-reported ratings of reading difficulty. More than a third of patients indicated that the assessment made them tired (39%), but fewer patients reported feeling bored (13%) or worried (7%) during testing. Moreover, most patients reported having fun (66%) and many indicated that testing was preferable to other activities typically performed at that same time (i.e., school, homework). Responses to items assessing the child’s interactions with the clinician and the child’s effort provided little variation and were answered in a socially desirable manner. Items that focused upon the child’s personal response to the assessment appointment (e.g., boredom, worry), however, elicited greater variance in patient responding. In general, patient responses did not suggest that assessment was an aversive experience. Overall, these proof of concept findings suggest that most referred pediatric patients, even those with learning issues, may be capable of independently navigating and completing self-report questionnaires while providing differential responses to items assessing clinical experience. Self-report questionnaires appear to be a feasible method for acquiring pediatric patient-reported experiences of assessment.
KW - Neuropsychological assessment
KW - pediatric experience
KW - psychological assessment
KW - satisfaction
KW - self-report
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U2 - 10.1080/21622965.2021.1917410
DO - 10.1080/21622965.2021.1917410
M3 - Article
C2 - 34100332
AN - SCOPUS:85107732747
SN - 2162-2965
VL - 11
SP - 610
EP - 617
JO - Applied Neuropsychology: Child
JF - Applied Neuropsychology: Child
IS - 4
ER -