The association of age, literacy, and race on completing patient-reported outcome measures in pediatric oncology.

Purpose: Age is often used to determine when children can begin completing patient-reported outcome (PRO) instruments or transition to adult instruments. This study's purpose was to determine relationships between literacy, age, and race and their influence on a child's ability to understand and complete a PRO instrument.

Methods: The Wide Range Achievement Test was used to evaluate literacy in children and young adults with cancer, participating in a cognitive interview for the Pediatric PRO-CTCAE instrument.