Use of a computerized decision aid for developmental surveillance and screening: a randomized clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Developmental delays and disabilities are common in children. Research has indicated that intervention during the early years of a child's life has a positive effect on cognitive development, social skills and behavior, and subsequent school performance.

Objective

To determine whether a computerized clinical decision support system is an effective approach to improve standardized developmental surveillance and screening (DSS) within primary care practices.

Design, setting, and participants

In this cluster randomized clinical trial performed in 4 pediatric clinics from June 1, 2010, through December 31, 2012, children younger than 66 months seen for primary care were studied.

Interventions

We compared surveillance and screening practices after adding

SUBMITTER: Carroll AE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10157652 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature