Capturing the Child’s Perspective: A Review of Self-Report Measures used with Children

ABSTRACT

Recent policy extends the patient-professional collaboration in making health care decisions to children. As a result, the development of self-reporting measures allowing children to express their concerns is growing. A literature review identified 33 self-report measures for children among a range of disciplines. While these tools allow children to be part of the rehabilitation process, the information obtained does not seem to capture what matters to children. This is particularly true for children with mental illness whose views are often ignored. More research is needed on clinical approaches that access the unique experiences of children with mental illness.

KEYWORDS:

• Assessment
• self-report
• child
• mental health

Declaration of Interest

The authors report no conflict of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of this article.