Reliability of self, parental, and researcher measurements of head circumference.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The measurement of head circumference (HC) is widely used in clinical and research settings as a proxy of neural growth. Although it could aid data collection, no studies have explored either the reliability of adult self-measurements or parental measurements of young children. This study therefore aimed to examine whether adult self and parental measurement of HC constitute reliable data.

Findings

A total of 57 adults (32 male) were asked to measure their HC twice following written instructions (adult self-measurement). These measures were compared to those of a researcher independently measuring the same participant's HC twice. Additionally, mothers of 25 children (17 male) were also asked to measure their child's HC (parental measure), and again this was compar

SUBMITTER: Sullivan JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3904212 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature