Validation of the Functional Status II questionnaire in the assessment of extremely-low-birthweight infants.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

The increased survival of infants born at extremely low birthweight (ELBW) has been associated with significant morbidity, including higher rates of neurodevelopmental disability. However, formalized testing to evaluate these problems is both time-consuming and costly. The revised Functional Status questionnaire (FS-II) was designed to assess caregivers' perceptions of the functional status of children with chronic diseases.

Method

We evaluated the reliability and validity of the FS-II for ELBWinfants at 18 to 22 months corrected age using data from the US Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Neonatal Research Network (NRN). Exploratory factor analyses were conducted using data from the network's first follow-up study of

SUBMITTER: Da Costa D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3031102 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature