Family Psychosocial Risk Screening in Infants and Older Children in the Acute Pediatric Hospital Setting Using the Psychosocial Assessment Tool

To examine the validity of the Psychosocial Assessment Tool (PAT) with families of infants ( A total of 235 parents of 177 children admitted to oncology, cardiology, or pediatric intensive care completed the PAT and measures of acute stress, trait anxiety, family functioning, and quality of life, a mean 3.7 weeks following diagnosis. A modified PAT was used for families of infants, rendering two forms, PAT ( Psychometrics for PAT ( This study provides promising support for the PAT as a psychosocial screener for families of infants and older children across illness conditions.