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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2017 Oct 28;65(3):10.1002/pbc.26869. doi: 10.1002/pbc.26869

TABLE 1.

Mean frequency of care/service provision

Standard Mean (1 – 5 scale)
Psychosocial
leaders
(n=132)
Oncologists
(n=99)
PSS1: Assessment of psychosocial healthcare needs 4.66 4.58
PSS2: Monitoring of neurocognitive problems 4.15 4.15
PSS3: Screening in long-term survivorship 3.98 4.05
PSS4: Psychosocial support and intervention 4.59 4.46
PSS5: Assessment of financial need (at diagnosis) 4.50 4.43
PSS5: Assessment of financial need (ongoing)1 4.18 3.91
PSS5: Assessment factors ‥ access to care (initial) 4.74 4.60
PSS5: Assessment factors ‥ access to care (ongoing)2 4.46 4.11
PSS6: Parental mental health 4.33 4.11
PSS7: Psychoeducation, information, anticipatory guidance3 4.58 4.11
PSS8: Preparatory information about invasive procedures 4.19 4.09
PSS8: Psychosocial interventions for invasive procedures 3.88 3.88
PSS9: Opportunities for social interaction4 3.82 4.12
PSS10: Psychosocial support and interventions for siblings 3.61 3.69
PSS11: Support for school re-entry 4.25 4.34
PSS12: Adherence to treatment is assessed and monitored 4.39 4.49
PSS13: Palliative care concepts throughout disease process 3.17 3.21
PSS13: Developmentally appropriate end of life care 4.61 4.51
PSS14: Psychosocial care after a child’s death 3.79 4.00

Note: Reported p values for the Mann-Whitney U test comparison of means

1

p = .041

2

p = .002

3

p = .000

4

p = .006