Routine developmental screening in Australian general practice: a pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Parents' Evaluation of Developmental Status, (PEDS), is a validated screening tool designed for primary health care clinicians to assess child development. Despite widespread use by local government child-nurse services, PEDS has not been tested in Australian general practice. We examined the effect of an intervention that aimed to use PEDS to improve documented assessment of child developmental status during routine general practice consultations.

Methods

The study took place in a single general practice in Melbourne, Australia. The intervention included training of all general practice staff regarding PEDS processes and provision of PEDS questionnaires, scoring and interpretation forms. Mixed methods incorporated audits of clinical records of young children (1 t

SUBMITTER: Alexander K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10331965 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature