Scholars@Duke
Courtney Mann

Courtney Mann

Clinical Trials Project Leader II
Duke Clinical Research Institute
courtney.mann@duke.edu
200 Morris St., Durham, NC 27701
300 W. Morris St., Durham, NC 27701

Selected Publications

Pain Interference in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis.

Journal Article J Rheumatol · November 1, 2024 OBJECTIVE: Despite treatment advances, pain remains a serious problem for many children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). To better understand pain in children with JIA and identify potentially modifiable factors, this study evaluated Patient-Repor ... Full text Link to item Cite

Profiles of Symptom Suffering and Functioning in Children and Adolescents Receiving Chemotherapy.

Journal Article Cancer Nurs · March 2023 BACKGROUND: Some children and adolescents receiving chemotherapy experience few symptom-related adverse events, whereas others experience multiple adverse events. If oncology nurses could identify patients likely to have pronounced chemotherapy-related adv ... Full text Link to item Cite

Construct validity of Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Paediatric measures in juvenile idiopathic arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus: cross-sectional evaluation.

Journal Article BMJ Open · January 27, 2023 OBJECTIVES: Evaluate construct validity of Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Paediatric measures of symptoms and functioning against measures of disease activity among youth with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) or system ... Full text Link to item Cite

Can Steps per Day Reflect Symptoms in Children and Adolescents Undergoing Cancer Treatment?

Journal Article Cancer Nurs · September 2022 BACKGROUND: Multiple symptoms occur in children receiving cancer therapy. Decreased steps per day may be associated with burdensome symptoms. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate associations between self-reported symptoms (pain interference, anxiety, depressive symptom ... Full text Link to item Cite

Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms Are Not Associated With Future Pediatric Crohn's Disease Activity.

Journal Article Inflamm Bowel Dis · May 4, 2022 BACKGROUND: Studies of adults with Crohn's disease (CD) suggest that poor mental health precedes worsening disease activity. We evaluated whether depression and/or anxiety forecast worsening pediatric CD disease activity. METHODS: Through the Inflammatory ... Full text Link to item Cite

Validity and Responsiveness of the Patient-reported Outcomes Measurement Information System in Children With Ulcerative Colitis.

Journal Article J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr · July 1, 2021 OBJECTIVES: Patient-reported outcome measures allow children to directly report on their health and well-being. We assessed the construct validity and responsiveness of the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Pediatric measure ... Full text Link to item Cite

Responsiveness of the Patient-reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Pediatric Measures to Changes in Disease Status and Quality of Life Among Children and Adolescents With Crohn's Disease.

Journal Article Inflamm Bowel Dis · February 16, 2021 BACKGROUND: PROMIS Pediatric domains provide self-reported measures of physical, emotional, and social health in children with chronic conditions. We evaluated the responsiveness of the PROMIS Pediatric measures to changes in disease activity and disease-s ... Full text Link to item Cite

Agreement Between Child Self-report and Caregiver-Proxy Report for Symptoms and Functioning of Children Undergoing Cancer Treatment.

Journal Article JAMA Pediatr · November 1, 2020 IMPORTANCE: Adult patients are considered the best reporters of their own health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Self-report in pediatrics has been challenged by a limited array of valid measures. Caregiver report is therefore often used as a proxy for ch ... Full text Link to item Cite

Exploring the impact of paediatric localized scleroderma on health-related quality of life: focus groups with youth and caregivers.

Journal Article Br J Dermatol · October 2020 BACKGROUND: Paediatric localized scleroderma (LS) can negatively impact health-related quality of life (HRQoL) by causing skin fibrosis, abnormal limb development, disfigurement, and side-effects from immunosuppressive treatment. Studies to date have rarel ... Full text Link to item Cite

Identifying clinically meaningful severity categories for PROMIS pediatric measures of anxiety, mobility, fatigue, and depressive symptoms in juvenile idiopathic arthritis and childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus.

Journal Article Qual Life Res · September 2020 PURPOSE: A key limitation to widespread adoption of patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures is the lack of interpretability of scores. We aim to identify clinical severity thresholds to distinguish categories of no problems, mild, moderate, and severe alon ... Full text Link to item Cite

Expanding construct validity of established and new PROMIS Pediatric measures for children and adolescents receiving cancer treatment.

Journal Article Pediatr Blood Cancer · April 2020 BACKGROUND: The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Pediatric measures were designed to assess symptoms and functioning in children and adolescents. The study goal was to evaluate the validity and responsiveness of the PROMIS ... Full text Link to item Cite

Psychometric evaluation and design of patient-centered communication measures for cancer care settings.

Journal Article Patient Educ Couns · July 2017 OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the psychometric properties of questions that assess patient perceptions of patient-provider communication and design measures of patient-centered communication (PCC). METHODS: Participants (adults with colon or rectal cancer living ... Full text Link to item Cite

Application of the Intervention Mapping protocol to develop Keys, a family child care home intervention to prevent early childhood obesity.

Journal Article BMC Public Health · December 10, 2015 BACKGROUND: Many families rely on child care outside the home, making these settings important influences on child development. Nearly 1.5 million children in the U.S. spend time in family child care homes (FCCHs), where providers care for children in thei ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

The keys to healthy family child care homes intervention: study design and rationale.

Journal Article Contemp Clin Trials · January 2015 BACKGROUND: Obesity is a major public health problem for which early preventive interventions are needed. Large numbers of young children are enrolled in some form of child care program, making these facilities influential environments in children's develo ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Teacher judgments of students' reading abilities across a continuum of rating methods and achievement measures

Journal Article School Psychology Review · March 1, 2011 Teacher judgments about students' academic abilities are important for instructional decision making and potential special education entitlement decisions. However, the small number of studies evaluating teachers' judgments are limited methodologically (e. ... Cite