Journal article
An Innovative Mobile Game for Screening of Pediatric PTSD: a Study in Primary Care Settings
JOURNAL OF CHILD & ADOLESCENT TRAUMA, v 14(3), pp 357-366
Sep 2021
PMID: 34471454
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Abstract
Childhood is a developmental period associated with high risk of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Available validated pencil-and-paper diagnostic tools can be difficult for younger children to engage with given format and length. This study investigated psychometric properties of a briefer, more interactive game version of the Child PTSD Symptom Scale for DSM-5 (CPSS-5). Participants (n=49) were children attending primary care appointments between 8 to 12 years of age who were exposed to a DSM-5 Criterion A trauma. Participants completed the 6-item screening version of the CPSS-5 delivered in mobile tablet game format (the CPSS-5 Screen Team Game) and a self-report version of the full CPSS-5 (CPSS-5-SR) before their medical appointments. The mobile game showed adequate internal consistency (alpha=0.79), was significantly positively correlated to the total CPSS-5-SR (r=.74, p<.001, n=49), and with the total of the six identical items of the CPSS-5-SR (r=.79, p<.001, n=49), demonstrating good convergent validity. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analyses revealed a cut-off score of 9 on the screening game as indicative of probable PTSD. Implementation of this screening game into primary care settings could be a low-burden method to greatly increase the detection of pediatric PTSD for referral to appropriate integrated care interventions.
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- Title
- An Innovative Mobile Game for Screening of Pediatric PTSD: a Study in Primary Care Settings
- Creators
- Anu Asnaani - University of UtahKevin Narine - University of PennsylvaniaNoah Suzuki - University of PennsylvaniaRebecca Yeh - La Salle UniversityYinyin Zang - University of PennsylvaniaBillie Schwartz - Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaAnthony Mannarino - Drexel UniversityJudith Cohen - Drexel UniversityEdna B. Foa - Univ Penn, Dept Psychiat, Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA
- Publication Details
- JOURNAL OF CHILD & ADOLESCENT TRAUMA, v 14(3), pp 357-366
- Publisher
- SPRINGER HEIDELBERG; HEIDELBERG
- Number of pages
- 9
- Grant note
- This work was primarily funded by the Penn Undergraduate Mentorship Program (PURM) awarded to Dr. Anu Asnaani through the Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships. The CPSS-5 Screen Team Game items were derived from a previous psychometric study on the CPSS-5 (PI: Asnaani) that was funded through a Clinical Translational Science Award given by the Community Engagement Action Research (CEAR) Core (8UL1TR000003) at the University of Pennsylvania, also awarded to Dr. Asnaani. The original CPSS-5 measure from which the CPSS-5 Screen Team Game items were derived were devised by Drs. Edna Foa and Sandra Capaldi.
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Drexel University
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000571450900001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85078185102
- Other Identifier
- 991021860763904721
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- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Family Studies
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