Galen eCalcs - Calculator: Pediatric Symptom Checklist (PSC)

Description

The Pediatric Symptom Checklist (PSC) is a parent-completed questionnaire that is used by pediatricians and other health professionals to improve the recognition and treatment of psychosocial problems in children, ages 6 through 18. This calculator is associated with the Pediatrics and Psychiatry specialties.

Calculator Configuration Options

Preference Name	Valid Range	Description
Publishing	Checked / Unchecked	When checked the calculator will display for users on the front end. When unchecked, the calculator WILL NOT display for users on the front end.
Orderable Item Override	(BLANK) / G-PedSymCh	“(BLANK)” indicates that the global configuration options for Orderable Item will be used. “G-PedSymCh” indicates that the calculator specific value will be used and can display the specific calculator name in the output.
Show Full Questions in Annotations	True / False	True will enable the display of the full calculator input question text (rather than Q1, Q2, etc.) in the result output annotations. False will disable the display of the full calculator input question text and display the question numbers and answers only in the result output annotations.

Calculator Inputs

There are no inputs for this calculator.

Calculator Outputs

Output	Mapping Type	Description
Emotional or Behavior Problems	Result	Output for the question "Does your child have any emotional or behavioral problems for which they need help?"
Indication	Result	Indication of psycho-social impairment
Score	Result	Pediatric Symptom Checklist score (0- 70)
Services Requested	Result	List of services that the parent would like their child to receive
Services to Receive	Result	Output for the question "Are there any services that you would like your child to receive for these problems?"

References

http://www.massgeneral.org/psychiatry/assets/PSC-35.pdf
http://www.massgeneral.org/psychiatry/services/psc_scoring.aspx