Validation of the Electronic Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers, Revised with Follow-Up: A Nonrandomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the classification rates and screening properties, including sensitivity and specificity, of the web-based Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddler, Revised with Follow-Up (M-CHAT-R/F) compared with paper-phone administration, and to determine the extent to which electronic M-CHAT-R/F streamlines screening, increases screening fidelity, increases diagnostic evaluation participation, and decreases waiting time from screening to evaluation compared with paper-phone modality.

Study design

Primary-care practices in urban and suburban settings administered either the web-based or paper-phone M-CHAT-R/F using a prospective nonrandomized control design. Toddlers (n = 17 900) were screened between 2009 and 2016 at routine well-child check-ups. Toddlers who scree

SUBMITTER: Attar SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10390646 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature