Mona Kargar

Research Center for Rational Use of Drugs, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

[ 1 ] - Validity and Reliability Assessment of the Persian Version of Therapy-Related Symptom Checklist

AbstractTherapy-related symptom checklist for children (TRSC-C) was developed as a symptom assessment tool in children receiving chemotherapy. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the validity and reliability of the Persian version of TRSC-C. This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2013-2014 in Tehran, Iran. TRSC-C was translated using backward-forward approach. The content va...

[ 2 ] - Intravenous Immunoglobulin Utilization in a Pediatric Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital in Iran

Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) is an expensive medicine which is widely used for unlabeled indications. We conducted this drug utilization review (DUR) to evaluate the appropriateness of IVIG utilization in Tehran, Iran. This cross sectional study was conducted in a referral pediatric tertiary care hospital in Tehran. During a three month period in 2015, medical records of inpatients with IV...

[ 3 ] - Symptom Evaluation in Pediatric Oncology Outpatient Setting; A Cross-Sectional Study

Detection and management of cancer-related symptoms is a key component in children’s quality of life. We evaluate symptoms and their severity in Iranian pediatric oncology outpatients using Therapy-Related Symptom Checklist for Children (TRSC-C). This was a cross-sectional study conducted in two outpatient pediatric oncology settings. We included all patients aged between 5-17 years. The valida...