A screening tool to detect psychosocial adjustment of children with cystic fibrosis.

A tool to assess psychosocial adjustment of school-age children with cystic fibrosis 
was developed using three instruments: a standardized open-ended parent interview, a 
self-administered teacher questionnaire, and a self-administered parent demographic data form. The 
three instruments enabled the pediatric nurse practitioner to make a clinical 
assessment of the child's psychosocial adjustment. This assessment was then checked 
for validity by means of a social worker interview. Implications for 
further research are discussed. 