Feasibility and acceptability of implementing the Global Scales for Early Development (GSED) package for children 0-3 years across three countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To assess the neurodevelopment of children under three years, a multinational team of subject matter experts (SMEs) led by the World Health Organization (WHO) developed the Global Scales for Early Development (GSED). The measures include (1) a caregiver-reported short form (SF), (2) a directly administered long form (LF), and (3) a caregiver-reported psychosocial form (PF). The feasibility objectives of this study in Bangladesh, Pakistan, and the United Republic of Tanzania were to assess (1) the study implementation processes, including translation, training, reliability testing, and scheduling of visits and (2) the comprehensibility, cultural relevance, and acceptability of the GSED measures and the related GSED tablet-based application (app) for data collection for ca

SUBMITTER: Merchant AN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11827458 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature