Evaluation of the Patient-Specific Functional Scale for monitoring paediatric injury patients at a zonal referral hospital in Northern Tanzania
The PSFS was found to be a valid, reliable and responsive tool for assessing functional changes in paediatric injury patients, demonstrating strong internal consistency. The findings support its use to measure morbidity in this population.
Authors
- Catherine A. Staton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6468-2894)
- Francis Musa Sakita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5879-6564)
- Elizabeth M. Keating (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5263-6612)
- Kajsa Vlasic (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-3259-266X)
- João Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7276-0402)
- Baraka Moshi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2894-5132)
- Anna Tupetz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4216-9253)
- Emily R. Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1745-5728)
- Michael Johnson Mahande (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7750-7657)
- Winfrida C. Mwita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4830-6805)
- Frida Shayo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0779-8209)
- Haleluya Moshi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9662-8254)
- Blandina Theophil Mmbaga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5550-1916)
- William Nkenguye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4322-7937)
Institutions
- Duke University (US)
- Christian Medical College, Vellore (IN)
- University of Utah (US)
- University of Utah Hospital (US)
- College of African Wildlife Management (TZ)
- Duke Institute for Health Innovation (US)
- Duke Medical Center (US)
- Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (TZ)
- Pamoja Tunaweza Women's Centre (TZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Paediatrics Open
- Published
- 2025-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjpo-2025-003348
- Primary Topic
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development