Identifying neurodevelopmental disabilities from nationalised preschool health check.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Models of psychometric screening to identify individuals with neurodevelopmental disabilities (NDDs) have had limited success. In Aotearoa/New Zealand, routine developmental surveillance of preschool children is undertaken using the Before School Check (B4SC), which includes psychometric and physical health screening instruments. This study aimed to determine whether combining multiple screening measures could improve the prediction of NDDs.

Methods

Linked administrative health data were used to identify NDDs, including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability, within a multi-year national cohort of children who undertook the B4SC. Cox proportional hazards models, with different combinations of potential predict

SUBMITTER: Mujoo H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10363952 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature